Masturbating man was stressed

2008-09-05 12:01

Hong Kong - A Hong Kong television reporter who quit his job after he was arrested for masturbating naked on a bus said he was only trying to "ease his stress", reports said on Friday.

Chiu Yu-kit, a former journalist at Asia Television (ATV), admitted in court to the act while he was alone on the top tier of a double-decker bus on July 31, The Standard and other newspapers reported.

An off-duty officer made the arrest after he jogged past the bus and saw Chiu standing on a seat naked and facing a window, the court was told.

Chiu, 31, pleaded guilty to one count of indecency in public, but added that he committed the offence only to release his stress.

Principal magistrate Josiah Lam, put Chiu on a one-year good behaviour bond and advised him to exercise or talk to others if he wanted to relax.

Chiu resigned from ATV shortly after incident, which was reported in many local papers.

Last month, a "lonely and disturbed" Hong Kong man became stuck and had to be freed by emergency services after attempting to have sex with a park bench.

- AFP