A Harrogate man who was “smiling” while he exposed himself to a woman in February 2019 has been placed on the sex offenders register for 10 years.
James Bryant, from Sunnybank Shaw Mills, parked at a Harrogate filling station and waited until all the cars had left before entering the shop and performed the lewd act to the female cashier.
During his trial in November, heard at York Crown Court, Bryant avoided jail and was given a suspended sentence.
The case returned to virtual court today because the judge didn’t make an order for Bryant to be put on the register during the trial.
Judge, Sean Morris, placed Bryant on the sex offenders register for 10 years. This sentence comes with notification requirements this means any changes such as new addresses must be updated.
Bryant didn’t appear in court today due to a technical glitch with his video link.
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During his initial sentencing the court was told the incident lasted half a minute with CCTV showing Bryant “briefly smiling” at the victim before walking out and driving away.
He was arrested two weeks later and was found to be keeping a machete, hunting knife and a lock knife in the boot of his car.
Bryant had a previous conviction for flashing in 2016 when he was convicted of indecent exposure at Bournemouth Crown Court.
The court was told Bryant had mental health problems, his defence Aisha Wadoodi said his problems were largely “of his own making” due to his “heavy use” of cannabis.
