A 51-year-old landscaper was sentenced to two months in prison for exposing himself in view of a little girl.
Dave Russell pleaded guilty to indecent exposure in the Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
An 11-year-old said she was sitting on her gallery when the defendant walked pass her, entered her neighbour’s yard and sat down.
The girl said Russell then began playing with his penis while peeping at her through some bushes.
The girl ran inside her house, locked the door and reported the incident to her grandmother, who called the police.
When officers arrived on the scene, they were unable to locate the defendant but after they left, Russell, who had been hiding in nearby bushes, when to the home and apologized to the grandmother.
The defendant said he only realized he offended the girl after hearing the officers speaking.
Police was called a second time and he was arrested and charged for the offence.
In his defense, Russell said he had a weak bladder and had pulled out his penis to pee.
During sentencing the Magistrate said she was particularly bothered by the young age of the complainant.
The sentence was handed down after she considered the defendant’s personal circumstances, the fact that this is his first offence and his guilty plea, which entitled him to a 1/3 discount.
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What a nasty thing to do, but two months is not enough, these judges and magistrate needs to stop talking about first offense and showing remorse in court to people that does premeditated crimes, things are getting out of hand in every single corner you turn, most crimes right now is deserving of maximum punishment in the courts
So that your younger brother do
Oh please …..how ma y parents have sex infront their kids ….go on any school yard and ask ….
Only sick people do that. Real sick.
The issue is not the length of sentence but his deprived behavior. He should also be sentenced to community service and ongoing counseling for his fetish. He is a sick individual who knew better to apologize to the grandmother. The grandmother should be commended for calling the police and having him arrested. More parents should follow her example, and let children know they are valued and supported.
Misinterpreted circumstances?..
he returned to apologise to the grandmother, as he said he was unaware until he heard the police talking.
He explained his circumstance to the judge.
Could it be possible the young person misinterpreted the situation?.
My thought exactly! How can she say the man go into the neighbor yard and sit down then start playing with his penis. How does a man sit n piss. The little girl misinterpret what the man was doing, hence the reason he when an apologise after the police left
What happen to the officers of today. They went on the scene and did not find the alleged offender, the first place they should have looked was in the bushes. They need to do proper investigation. After they left the man could have gone and do some harm to the girl and her grandmother for calling the police. Come on man.
@Wicked, Police only search in bushes for marijuana not for human. The grandmother should have said that she saw some small trees look like marijuana growing in the bushes.
I believed that the grandmother and young girl would have told the officers where the man were. The man was near enough to hear the officers talking that mean he was right under their noses.
We are living in a cartoon country and even a cartoon character would have done a better investigation in the area until they found the accused/convicted man. They should have call in the K-9 Dogs to assist them in the search.
Just cut it off. No more problems. Happens all the time I the US.
CErmle-Lol.I agree with you..
So if me a walk home and the piss they the tip and me pull side a tree or light post and start to piss and didn’t notice a child was watching and me shake off my tool when me done piss and the child that I didn’t see go tell his or her parent I expose myself to them should I be persecuted and have my genital removed. Y’all ppl really sick in this place
I would have coupe him and throw hot water on his ass in the bushes. As a child men use to do the same things. Stay in abandon houses play with their tools and psst me when I pass. Lil girl you 11 you know right from wrong the man did it more than one time u were smart enough to make the right moves. Thank God he didn’t try rape u he was clearly sending u an invitation from his actions.
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