A man who allegedly carried out an act of indecency towards a child in a Tuggeranong department store will face court.
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Mark Jones, 49, of Gordon, allegedly carried out the act of indecency towards the child at the South Point shopping centre on Sunday.
The man was reported to police following the alleged incident, and he was arrested a short time later in a nearby store.
He was charged with committing an act of indecency on a person under 16, and fronted the ACT Magistrates Court on Monday,
He did not apply for bail, and will reappear before court on January 20.
An ACT police spokesman said anyone who noticed someone acting suspiciously around a child should contact police.
"The quicker police can respond and attend to an incident of this nature, the quicker they can target the area and surrounds to locate the offender," the spokesman said.
![The man will face court on the charges on Monday. File picture: Karleen Minney The man will face court on the charges on Monday. File picture: Karleen Minney](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/fdcx/doc768lypxp50n76cv7h2u.jpg/r0_76_4256_2469_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)