Pallarenda Beach: Police on patrol amid reports of indecent acts
Police are investigating reports of people committing indecent acts in broad daylight at a popular Townsville beach.
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Police are investigating reports of a man publicly masturbating in broad daylight at a popular Townsville beach.
A Queensland Police spokesman confirmed officers had conducted patrols following reports of indecent acts along Pallarenda Beach at about 8.30am on Saturday, January 21.
It is understood beachgoers reported seeing a man masturbating in the bushes.
Public masturbation is considered an indecent act under Queensland law. Under the law, if any person wilfully does any indecent act in any place with intent to insult or offend any person, they can be jailed for a maximum of two years.
Anyone with any information to contact PoliceLink on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Originally published as Pallarenda Beach: Police on patrol amid reports of indecent acts
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