A serial public masturbator named Mr Bates has been hospitalized after an alleged incident with a brush in a New Jersey doctor's bathroom.
Brian Bates, from New York, is accused of pleasuring himself in front of women at a Paramus doctor’s office.
Police say the 47-year-old was caught also 'attempting to penetrate his anus with the handle of the toilet bowl scrubber'.
Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg told
nj.com: 'Upon police arrival, officers found Bates in the bathroom with the door open while masturbating and simultaneously attempting to penetrate his anus with the handle of the toilet bowl scrubber.
'This act was witnessed by several adult females who were in the office.'
Bates, who has been charged with criminal open lewdness, was taken to New Bridge Medical Center for evaluation.
Police say he has a history of exposing himself and a string of arrests going back to 1997 for similar incidents.