Angers forward Farid El Melali was arrested by French police for publicly displaying his genitals while looking at a neighbour from the garden of his building.
According to Le Parisien, the 23-year-old admitted to the charges before he was released later on Tuesday.
El Melali's expected to go on trial in the form of a pre-conviction appearance, and he will also be punished with a fine. His lawyers claimed the forward thought the neighbour could not see him.
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Monday's incident was not the first time the Algerian forward was caught in exhibitionism, a similar situation involving the same neighbour was reported a fortnight ago.