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HOBART, Ind. — A Crown Point man is facing charges, after he was seen masturbating and driving naked on U.S. 30.

On Tuesday, a woman driving a semitrailer was heading east on U.S. 30 from Colorado Street. Hobart police say, it was at that moment she saw a naked man driving while masturbating.

The woman told police it appeared the man was waving his hands at her, as if trying to get her attention. She snapped photos of the naked man in his car, as well as his license plate, and gave it to police.

An investigation revealed the car’s owner was 42-year-old Robert Staehlin, of Crown Point.

Once contacted by police, Staehlin confirmed that he was the car’s owner, and that he was driving near U.S. 30 and Colorado Street at the same time the incident occurred.

Staehlin told police he was masturbating while talking to a woman on a smartphone app as he drove home.

Staehlin faces one charge of public indecency. A warrant has been issued for his arrest.