Victoria Police are searching for a Middle Eastern man who performed a lewd act in front of a young woman on a bus in Melbourne‘s south-east.
Transit Crime Investigation Unit detectives on Thursday made an appeal for public assistance identifying the man behind the incident which occurred on a bus in Endeavour Hills last month.
“Police have been told the man engaged in the lewd act in the presence of young woman on the route 845 bus between Linden Park and Endeavour Hills about 12:15pm on Monday, 14 October,” police said.
“The man departed the bus at the corner of Hanna Drive and Reema Boulevard.”
Police said the young woman was not physically injured.
“Investigators have released images of a man they believe may be able to assist with their enquiries,” police said.
“He is perceived to be Middle Eastern in appearance, between 30 and 45 years of age, is bald and has a brown moustache and beard.
“He was wearing black sunglasses, a green or blue ‘Puma’ T-shirt and light-coloured jeans.”
Header image: A man police believe may be able to assist with enquiries (Victoria Police)
