The incident happened on Tuesday, Sept. 10, in Valley Stream.
A 17-year-old girl was walking on Emerson Place in the vicinity of Prague Street when a 2019 white Nissan Sentra pulled up next to her, according to Nassau County Police.
The girl observed the male driver exposing and inappropriately touching himself inside the vehicle, said police. The suspect then drove away from the scene.
After an extensive investigation, detectives were able to identify and arrest the suspect, Estarlin Torres Garcia, age 27, of Freeport.
Garcia was charged with public lewdness and was due to be arraigned on Saturday, Sept. 28, at First District Court in Hempstead.
Detectives request anyone who feels as though they may have been victimized by the defendant to please contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymo
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