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Man charged over alleged obscene act in Target

Staff WriterWestern Suburbs Weekly

POLICE have charged a man over an alleged indecent act committed in front of a five-year-old girl and her mother.

The incident occurred on Tuesday May 7 at Target on Station Street in Subiaco.

It will be alleged that the 52-year-old man committed an obscene act in the presence of the girl and her mother.

Police investigating the incident released CCTV images via social media in an attempt to identify the man.

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Members of the public provided information which assisted with the investigation.

Early this morning, Wembley Police located and arrested the 52-year-old man from Subiaco and he has been charged with Obscene Act and will appear in the Perth Magistrate Court on Thursday June 20.