A man who exposed himself on a beach and performed sexual acts on himself was brutally attacked by an MMA fighter woman. The incident was captured by onlookers, who have been circulating the pictures on social media.

MMA fighter Joyce Vieira was in the middle of a photo shoot when she spotted the man stripping down his trousers and allegedly started touching his genitals. The miffed woman and her friend went up to the man and demanded him to stop the act as there were several spectators around, a number of whom were children. The man, who refused to stop, reportedly said to Vieira, “Why, don’t you like it? Come here.” That’s when she attacked him until he ran away screaming.

“We feel powerless. It’s very strange because he’s going to be in the same city as me, and who knows, he might be in the same places. That’s why I have received an innumerable number of messages from women saying that (in similar situations) they didn’t file a report, because they know the suspects would end up being released. I think the punishment for these cases should be more severe,” Vieira reportedly stated.

Later, Vieira filed a complaint with the police, following which the man was arrested for “committing an obscene act.” The accused, however, has claimed that he was “urinating, and not masturbating.” The case is still in progress.