She was looking at her phone, but the man wanted her to watch him masturbate

An instance of lewd conduct was reported Monday morning south of the Western Washington University campus, but it was uncertain if it was related to a rash of voyeurism and indecent exposures that have plagued the area since August.

Bellingham and Western Washington University police departments responded to the scene of a man masturbating in his car about 8:15 a.m. Monday on 21st Street at Larrabee Avenue on the border of the Fairhaven/Happy Valley neighborhoods.

“It is not known if this incident is related to recent incidents of lewd behavior near or on campus,” said an email from WWU.