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Man Accused Of Masturbating In Car Outside Hawthorne School

HAWTHORNE (CBS) — A man has been arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure after masturbating in his car while watching women and children at Ramona Elementary School in Hawthorne, police said.

Jose Luis Navarro, 48, of Hawthorne, was taken into custody about 8:50 a.m. Wednesday as he was driving on Inglewood Avenue, away from the school, according to Hawthorne police and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

A man walking his daughter to school saw Navarro with his pants down, masturbating inside a parked 2008 Dodge Charger and immediately called 911, according to the Daily Breeze.

Navarro was released from custody Wednesday afternoon after posting $500 bail. He is scheduled to appear in an Inglewood courtroom at 8:30 a.m. Friday.

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