Woman charged with outraging public decency

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The incident happened in South Street, Farnham

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A Surrey woman has been charged with outraging public decency after videos were circulated on social media, police said.

Surrey Police said the woman in her 40s was charged following an incident in South Street in Farnham on Monday.

She was bailed to appear at Guildford Magistrates' Court on 22 October.

A man was also arrested for outraging public decency and the police investigation was ongoing.

Describing the charge, the Crown Prosecution Service says it is an offence at common law to "do in public any act of a lewd, obscene, or disgusting nature that outrages public decency".

Surrey Police has asked that people do not share the videos and to contact the force if they have any information.

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