A MAN from Barrow has been charged with a criminal offence after he was allegedly seen committing a sex act on himself while on a public bus.

Daniel Brown, from South Row in Barrow, has been charged with outraging public decency following an alleged incident on board a bus in Barrow on July 26.

The 42-year-old is accused of masturbating while on the bus, which was said to have been witnessed by other passengers.

Brown is due to appear at Furness Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.