Police: Masturbating bus rider flashed same Metro driver twice Indecent exposure charges filed against Seattle man

A Seattle man accused of twice masturbating in front of the same Metro Transit driver now faces indecent exposure charges.

King County prosecutors claim Anthony Hardison flashed the same Route 36 driver on two occasions earlier this year.

According to charging papers, the first incident occurred March 23. At 1:10 p.m., Hardison exposed himself while exiting the bus in South Beacon Hill before walking away, a King County Sheriff’s Office deputy told the court.

Hardison was back at it at 4 p.m. on April 17, when the same driver spotted him crouching in the back of the bus with his genitals exposed, the deputy continued. The driver, a 50-year-old man, told investigators Hardison was pleasuring himself before leaving the bus.

Hardison was arrested after boarding the bus on May 21. The driver spotted him and called for police.

Now charged with two counts of indecent exposure, Hardison remains jailed on an outstanding warrant.

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