Madison woman sees nude man outside window, alerts police

A downtown Madison resident, female, 20, was startled Monday night when she looked out of her apartment window to find a man with his pants down who appeared to be masturbating.

According to Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain, the woman saw the man out the window of her first-floor apartment on the 600 block of North Lake Street at around 10:30 p.m.

""The man was standing a few feet away looking in at her roommate who had not drawn the shades,"" DeSpain said in a statement.

According to the report, the man, who the witness described as black, about 6'0, 20 to 25 years old, 150 to 200 pounds with short hair, a white shirt and gray pants, fled before police arrived at the scene.