An Algerian migrant was arrested in the French city of Lyon on Wednesday evening on suspicion of exposing himself and masturbating in front of children.
According to ActuLyon, the African-born man was walking down the street Quai Fillon dressed in a thong and fishnet stockings.
At around 7:30 p.m., he is reported to have exposed himself and began masturbating outside the local tennis club where children were playing.
The president of the tennis club, located in the Gerland district of the city, called the police.
Officers were swiftly dispatched to the scene where they located and apprehended the suspect.
The man, understood to have been born in Algeria, was placed in police custody.
It is unclear when he arrived in France or whether he was residing in the country legally. No further information about the suspect has been released by the authorities.
Investigations into the incident are continuing following the filing of an official complaint by the local tennis club.
