A man wearing nothing but a balaclava jumped out of bushes at night and began “aggressively” performing a sex act on himself in front of two horrified women, according to reports. The ten-minute ordeal, which reportedly included the suspect muttering obscenities, was captured on a phone at around 1am on Saturday in Sunnybank Hills, near Brisbane, Australia.
Incident Details
The two women claim they were chased by the man before police arrived at the scene. One victim said: “We were chatting for no more than five to ten minutes. Initially we heard what sounded like rustling behind us by the bushes, but I played it off as possums. As we got up to head home, right by the bushes near the Royal Bali Spa, a Caucasian man in his 40s-50s jumped out of the bushes wearing nothing but a black balaclava, fully naked, aggressively w****** and touching himself.” She added: “He said something at us but I can't recall. Initially I thought he was some random man or homeless.”
Police Response
The women screamed and fled across the road while the man pursued them. They hid by a bus stop, and the man continued to stare at them. One woman attempted to film the encounter while the other called the police. The victim said: “I took photos. My friend called the police, and we yelled at him that [the police] are on their way. Thankfully they came in ten minutes, asked us questions and sent out more officers to search the area. I'm unsure who that man was, what his motives were or what really happened because it was so fast. I'm also unsure if we were followed or if this was targeted.”
Previous Similar Incident
Another man has claimed his partner suffered a similar ordeal. The man in his 20s said: “[She] encountered this person a few months back when she was walking at around 11pm. He was spotted near a school in Sunnybank. [He was] on the other side of the school fence, calling her names. She can't figure it out how he even got inside the school late at night since there are tall gates and fences around.” Since the incident, the couple have moved away from the area.
Police Statement
A spokesperson for Queensland Police stated they were called to a reported indecent exposure incident at Sunnybank Hills on Saturday, 4 July. The spokesperson said: “Officers were initially called to Pinelands Road around 1am, following reports of a man approaching two women, not known to them. Upon arrival, officers were unable to locate the man, despite subsequent patrols of the area. Investigations into this report are ongoing, and police are calling for witnesses or anyone with further information to come forward.”
