High School Students Report Lewd Behavior At Newton Library

NEWTON, MA — Police are on the lookout for a man who engaged in some lewd behavior in front of two high school students at the public library on Tuesday.

The two high school students told police that they were in Study Room 2G at the Newton Free Library on Homer Street when they saw a man looking at them through the window while fondling himself. When the two expressed their alarm, the man quickly left. Police described the man as white, in his 40s with graying hair, wearing a gray T-shirt and dark shorts. Officers searched the area but didn't find anyone matching that description.

If you have any information that could help police locate this person, call the Newton Police Tip Line: at 617-796-2121.