:-( Filmgoer accused of performing lewd act at ‘Emoji Movie’
A view of the collection on display at the Saks Fifth Avenue and Sony Picture Animation’s celebration of “The Emoji Movie” at Saks Fifth Avenue on July 17, 2017 in New York City. Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Saks Fifth Avenue/AFP
HOWELL, New Jersey — Authorities say a man has been charged with performing a lewd act on himself during a screening of the “Emoji Movie” in New Jersey.
The Howell Police Department said 43-year-old Abraham Parnes surrendered on Thursday after an anonymous tip following a surveillance image being published.
Police say the dual resident of Lakewood and New York was charged with lewdness and was released.
He didn’t immediately return a phone message seeking comment.
Police say a woman had seen Parnes in the theater with his hands down his pants, which were unbuttoned and unzipped. The man was escorted out of the building and the woman later called police.
