A man who denies masturbating on a bus in front of a schoolgirl will face a summary court trial on June 19.
He can’t be named, unless convicted, due to the Manx Government’s anonymity laws.
The offence is alleged to have been committed on November 12.
A 15-year-old girl wearing her school uniform boarded a bus in Willaston, and alleges that she saw the reflection of the man, rubbing his hand up and down outside his trousers as he stared at her.
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After his arrest, the defendant claimed he may have been scratching or ‘adjusting himself’.
The defendant was represented in court by advocate Paul Glover.
Bail continues with a condition not to leave the island without court permission.