Charges laid over NSW flasher and basher A NSW man has been charged after allegedly exposing himself to a woman and then assaulting her elderly husband when he asked the man to stop. The 71-year-old victim and his wife were returning to their vehicle in a car park at Nelson Bay, north of Newcastle, about 4.30pm (AEST) on July 5, police say. A man standing nearby allegedly exposed himself and shouted abuse at the man's wife. The woman's husband asked the man to stop but he assaulted the man, causing him to fall unconscious to the ground, police say. The younger man then ran to a nearby vehicle, pulled the rear number plate off and drove off. The older man was take to hospital with facial wounds. A police investigation led officers to a 26-year-old man at East Maitland where he was issued with a notice to appear in Raymond Terrace Local Court on October 7 for assault occasioning actual bodily harm.