A 20-YEAR-OLD man who touched himself inappropriately in front of a woman on three occasions has been given a year-long probation order.
The Magistrate’s Court heard that Ruben Andre Diniz Gomes was 19 at the time of the offences last year.
Advocate Howard Tobias, prosecuting, said that Gomes would whistle to attract the woman’s attention before touching himself while standing behind a ground floor window.
“She said she felt as if he was spying on her,” said the advocate. “She felt very uncomfortable.”
On the last occasion she recorded the act on her mobile phone and gave the evidence to the police.
Gomes admitted the three charges of indecent exposure.
Advocate James Bell, defending, said: “He is ashamed of his actions and genuinely remorseful, I would suggest.
“He was 19 at the time and his youth is a powerful mitigating factor. Young people make mistakes.”
Assistant Magistrate Adam Clarke imposed a restraining order, preventing Gomes from having direct or indirect contact with the woman for two years, in addition to the probation order.
He told him: “This is an opportunity to get yourself back on the right track.”
