An Okotoks man is facing charges after allegedly approaching teenage girls in the communities of Evergreen and Bridlewood at the end of January.

A man was seen masturbating inside a white, Honda Civic beside a playground in the 200 block of Bridlewood Way SW at about 12:15 p.m. on January 25.

He was confronted by a passerby and fled the scene.

A witness gave police a description of the man and a suspect matching that description was picked up by police a short time later in the community of Shawnessy.

Mark Angelo Catapang, 24, of Okotoks is charged with an indecent act in a public place.

Catapang is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday, March 8, 2016.