Halifax police charge 73-year-old man for an indecent act

A Halifax Regional Police car in undated photo. CityNews file photo.

Posted Apr 22, 2026 12:18:38 PM.

Last Updated Apr 22, 2026 02:39:26 PM.

An elderly man has been charged after exposing himself to a child in Halifax on Wednesday morning.

At roughly 8:10 a.m., police were called to the city’s south end for a report that a man had pulled his pants down and exposed himself to a child whom he did not know.

Police said they found and arrested the man a short time later.

Stewart Wayne Eastman, 73, was scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court on Wednesday to face an indecent act charge.

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