Serial flasher exposed himself to schoolgirls while jogging
A JOGGER continuously uncovered himself to schoolgirls while getting his morning physical exercise, a court docket heard.
Serial flasher Mark Pittaway exposed himself to younger women, typically in the early morning, when jogging close to Portland.
His offending spanned a time period of additional than 3 yrs with just one girl telling a courtroom she saw him expose himself ‘around 30 to 40 times’. One target reported she was 13 when she initially saw Pittaway expose himself.
Brave victims instructed how they had been affected with one particular expressing she was ‘disgusted’ by the conduct.
Pittaway, of Portland Bill Road, Portland, appeared at Weymouth Magistrates Courtroom for sentencing next a demo in which he was observed guilty of five counts of exposure.
The 60-yr-previous experienced denied the rates which relate to a amount of incidents in between January 1, 2018, and May well 3, 2021.
All expenses included him exposing himself on the isle with intent to be seen and to lead to alarm or distress.
Prosecuting, Elizabeth Valera, mentioned Pittaway would run on Portland exposing himself, significantly to young females on their way to faculty or waiting at a bus quit.
Statements have been taken from 4 victims. It was said that Pittaway would jog down the road, usually on the identical aspect as them, pull his shorts to one particular aspect and expose himself.
Pittaway was arrested on May possibly 4 very last year. In job interview he denied he experienced at any time uncovered himself, but did say ‘my shorts are incredibly short’.
Statements from victims ended up go through out in court docket.
One particular claimed: “I have found the identical person given that I was 13. It’s a shock to see an adult gentleman (exposing himself) as he is heading in the direction of you.”
A further target, who go through out her individual assertion, claimed she couldn’t walk the streets by yourself in panic that it would materialize again.
A different victim, who also read through out her have statement, reported: “I come to feel this person is a weirdo and manufactured me sense unusual. I’m disgusted by what he has completed.”
Mitigating, Gillian Jones QC, explained the offences did not involve any additional direct contact with the women other than jogging earlier them.
She stated devices seized from Pittaway’s home found nothing at all untoward.
Ms Jones claimed the defendant was ‘horrified’ by the impact his offending has experienced on the victims.
The court docket heard that Pittaway was married and that his wife remained supportive of him and that his offending experienced experienced a ‘devastating impact’ on his younger family.
Ms Jones mentioned Pittaway labored as a compliance officer for 35 yrs and missing his livelihood right after he resigned.
“He is a gentleman who can be appropriately managed and punished in the local community,” she mentioned.
Chair of the bench, Sara Saunders, explained to Pittaway the affect of his offending on younger female victims was ‘immense’.
She explained: “The four victims who have presented their sufferer particular statements have been pretty brave.
“The community of Portland warrants to be free of an individual behaving in these kinds of an inappropriate fashion. However, we are heading to suspend your sentence mainly because we imagine there is a reasonable prospect of you being rehabilitated.”
Pittaway was presented a 12-month sentence suspended for two decades and have to undertake 20 Rehabilitation Activity Necessity Days, 250 several hours of unpaid do the job and a 12-week curfew from 9pm to 9am, and will be fitted with an electronic tag for the duration of that 12-7 days interval.
He should pay £620 in direction of price, £150 to each of the 4 victims and a sufferer surcharge of £154.
A Sexual Hurt Avoidance Buy was built for five several years with circumstances that Pittaway not workout in a public area except he is wearing prolonged trousers or shorts which are at the very least knee size with no front fastening, and won’t go jogging at specific several hours or in particular regions of Portland.
The defendant must also register with the police in accordance with the Sexual Offences Act 2003 for a specified interval.