A YOUNG man who masturbated on kids’ clothes hanging on his neighbour’s washing line has won his bid to be allowed to work with children.

The 20-year-old, who is studying to be an occupational therapist, told a psychologist he “just wanted to feel the rush of doing something not right” when he committed the lewd act in 2014 while his neighbours weren’t home.

In granting him a Working with Children Check clearance today, the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal found he didn’t target the children’s clothing and now “appreciates the seriousness of his behaviour and the potential it had to cause harm”.