A stressed young man who masturbated on children's clothes hanging on his neighbour's washing line has won his bid to be allowed to work with children.
The 20-year-old told a psychologist he "just wanted to feel the rush of doing something not right" when he committed the lewd act in 2014 while his neighbours weren't home.
"I never intended to hurt anybody or put the neighbours through anything," he said.
"Knowing I've hurt a family kills me inside."
He was under pressure at the time, suffering from chronic acne, having problems with his girlfriend and HSC study pressure, he said.