A woman dressed up as a gorilla police officer has helped coppers in Australia apprehend a local sex pest that was exposing himself to a load of women.
Right, there's a lot to unpack there. Let's start at the very beginning.
This woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, was flashed on multiple occasions by a creep who would get his tackle out whilst riding a bicycle along the seafront in Applecross, Western Australia.
When she found out that a bunch of other women were as annoyed and terrified as she was, having been flashed by the same bloke, she decided to take matters into her own hands.
She spent three days hiding out around the park dressed as a gorilla - who for whatever reason had risen to become a police officer - so that the guy wouldn't recognise her.
She explained: "I was really upset when I found out other women were feeling just as terrified as I was.
"One woman I spoke to told me she was never going to go back to that park."
Whilst the man remained on his bike for most of the incidents, he did on some occasions get off and approach the women. I think we can all agree, that needs to be stopped.
So, after taking up her position in the park, 'Cop Kong' - as she called herself - eventually followed the offender and passed accurate and current locations to the local police force. She followed the guy on a bike of her own and, in the end, brought the creep to justice.
This Friday, a 47-year-old man from Palmyra was charged with four counts of committing indecent acts.
Of course, this was a joint effort. There were other people who helped out, as well as the police doing some fine work of their own but having your own vigilante primate police force can't have hurt in bringing the flasher to justice.
A Western Australia Police spokesperson said that information from a variety of sources was useful in making the arrest. Other women are also thought to have provided photographs and accounts.
The man will now go before the courts at a later date.
As for 'Cop Kong', she doesn't think that she put herself into unnecessary danger to track the man down. She kept her distance, after all. However, she felt - rightly so - that it was important for women to feel safe and know that they can stand up for themselves against these sorts of people.
Provided they keep safe in the process, I think we can all agree.
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