LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Louisville Metro Police Department is searching for a man accused of touching himself inappropriately outside of a grocery store.

Police said it happened Tuesday afternoon at the Aldi at 3442 Preston Highway. Their key witness is a 14-year-old girl who said she saw it all unfold.

Tuesday started out like any other day for 14-year-old Autumn Alba. Her cousin and legal guardian, Laiken Terry, had just picked her up from school and needed to swing by this grocery store.

"I shop at this Aldi almost six out of seven days a week," Terry said. "It was a quick trip, less than 10 minutes. This parking lot was full. So the fact that he felt so safe doing that is sick and disgusting."

Alba decided to wait in the car and play on her phone. She said when she looked to her right, she saw a half naked man in a silver van touching himself. She said he was looking at her while he did it.

"He opened his door and was doing inappropriate things," Alba said. "He only had a shirt on." 

Alba got a quick video as evidence before he drove off. Terry said Alba was "pretty shaken" when they called LMPD to file a police report.

"This is all a matter of less than three minutes," Terry said. "I brought her in this morning to look at a lineup of potential suspects."

While officers have not made any arrests yet, this family refuses to live in fear. Terry said they'll continue to shop at that Aldi.

"I don't think I'll leave her in the car again," Terry said. "Next time, she'll definitely go inside with me."

Alba hopes the man is caught soon so that no other teens go through this.

"They would probably feel the way I felt, or worse," Alba said.

LMPD's Sixth Division Detective Squad is investigating. If you know anything that could help police, you’re asked to call the tip line at 574-LMPD.

"If you see something, speak out about it, because the safety of other minors in this community depends on it," Terry said.

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