Student turns self in for indecent exposure charges

The man accused of masturbating on a campus bus on April 3 has turned himself in, the IU Police Department reported.\nIU student Joshua Morales turned himself into the Monroe County prosecutor’s office Wednesday on charges of indecent exposure.\nMorales had been identified by a woman complainant who was on the bus when the incident occurred.\nThe woman complainant told IUPD she was on a C Route bus, riding between the Musical Arts Center and Eigenmann Hall, when she noticed someone on the bus staring at her, said IUPD Sgt. Craig Munroe, on April 3, reading from a police report.\n“As she came to her stop she realized that the male had pulled his arms through the sleeves of his shirt and was masturbating,” Munroe said.\nMunroe said a warrant was issued because officers didn’t observe the crime firsthand.\n“We had to seek a warrant based on the witness’s account and her description,” Munroe said.\nThe charge is classified as a Class A misdemeanor.