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23

Jun 2021

Last Updated: 25/06/2021
Crime
Crime

Man caught masturbating in public in Harrogate sentenced

by Calvin Robinson

| 23 Jun, 2021
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A 54-year-old man appeared before North Yorkshire Magistrates Court in Harrogate on Monday. He was conditionally discharged for committing the offence in Walkers Passage last year.

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Walkers Passage in Harrogate.

A man who was caught masturbating in public in Walkers Passage has been conditionally discharged.

A 54-year-old Harrogate man pleaded guilty on Monday to outraging public decency.

Appearing before Harrogate Magistrates Court, he was handed a conditional discharge for 12 months.



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The incident occurred in September last year.

Walkers Passage is a popular cut through linking Harcourt Drive and Park Parade, on the edge of the Stray.

The court took into account the man's guilty plea when imposing the sentence.

However, he was ordered to pay a £22 surcharge towards victim services and £85 costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.