A 50-year-old man has been sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest for exposing his genitals to a female passenger on bus route No. 93 in Tashkent. The court found him guilty of sexual harassment, petty hooliganism, and disobeying police orders.

According to court documents reviewed by Kun.uz, the incident occurred on the morning of June 23. The man, identified as T.S., boarded the bus, sat next to a woman, first touched her hand, and then exposed himself. The frightened woman screamed and asked the driver for help. The man attempted to flee, but the driver closed the doors.

In court, T.S. pleaded guilty, claiming he was intoxicated and did not remember his actions. The victim urged the court to take action.

The court found T.S. guilty under Articles 41-1 (Sexual harassment), 183 (Petty hooliganism), and 194 (Disobeying police orders) of the Administrative Code and sentenced him to 15 days of administrative arrest.

Earlier in Tashkent, a doctor who harassed female interns was arrested for 5 days.

Source: kun.uz