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I’m beyond myself about what I witnessed today. My husband and I were taking our 7yo to the park and I was running an errand so I was joining them later. I was walking across a large busy park around 4pm, plenty of kids and adults everywhere. I’m very vigilant at nature due to my upbringing so I immediately notice a weird looking guy standing by the fence surrounding little kid playground. It’s surrounded by shrub and some trees so I imagine you couldn’t see him from inside the playground. I look at him a second longer and see his zipper down and hand moving repeatedly. He noticed my attention from afar and decided to move. I immediately called 911, gave them a description and everything I could about the location. But in 15 more minutes we stayed there I saw this man walking all around the park and no police.

I just cannot believe that this is happening in broad daylight in NYC park. I always watch my daughter closely but now I feel so uneasy knowing perverts are not deterred to please themselves out in the open. I don’t know how to calm myself and what to do.