“He Continued Stroking His Penis”: Public Masturbation on the Red Line
Location: Red to Silver Line
Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am)
Around 7:15am on Tuesday, December 15, a man on the red line Metro bound for Silver Spring was sitting across the aisle from me. When I looked over, he was holding a newspaper over his lap, but had his penis exposed and was stroking it. He briefly looked me in the eye and continued stroking his penis. I turned away and moved to another seat, where I took a picture of his face to report to the Metro Transit Police. He had a tight black cap and sunglasses on the top of his head. He was wearing Adidas track pants, a black long sleeved shirt, and a light beige winter vest.
Submitted 12/15/15 by “JM”
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