Serial flasher (27) sentenced at court

A 27-year-old man has been sentenced for five instances of flashing.

Sam Thomas exposed himself in a series of incidents in September and October 2016.

They were:

  • in Lime Walk, Long Sutton on September 15
  • in Little London, Long Sutton on October 18
  • in Old Main Road, Fleet Hargate on October 21
  • in Windsor Crescent, Boston on October 21
  • at Lincolnshire Co-op in Market Place, Long Sutton on October 24

Thomas appeared before Boston Magistrates’ Court on Monday, February 13. He pleaded guilty to five counts of intentionally exposing his genitals intending that someone would see them and be caused alarm or distress.
The court issued a community order, comprising of attendance on a sex offender group work programme and 200 hours of unpaid work. Thomas was also given an electronic tag under August 11, 2017, with a curfew that he must be at his home address in Sherwood Avenue, Boston, between 3pm and 5pm Monday to Friday. 
He was also ordered to be on the sex offender register for five years and pay £85 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

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