Locations
Dennis Street, Eastleaze, Swindon, SN5
Description
A Swindon man recently given a suspended sentence for indecently exposing himself in front of his neighbours has been jailed following a further incident.
James Hortop, 40, of Dennis Street, Swindon, came to police attention three times within five weeks and was arrested twice in relation to exposure offences. He was originally sentenced to 26 weeks’ imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, in a hearing on April 7.
He was arrested a third time on April 30 for a further incident of exposure after walking onto a garage forecourt wearing nothing but a dressing gown, with his genitals exposed. He proceeded to masturbate in view of two females.
Today at Swindon Magistrates’ Court he was sentenced to a total of fifteen months’ imprisonment.
Previous restraining orders and a Sexual Harm Prevention Order remain in place and Hortop is now subject to Sex Offender registration requirements for an extra seven years, making fourteen years in total.