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Edinburgh OAP who exposed himself to two women avoids sex offenders register

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AuthorAlexander Lawrie
Published date21 June 2022
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
William Parkinson, 83, left the women "shocked and upset" when they spotted him walking along the city's George Street with his penis visible through a hole in his trousers

Parkinson, an RAF veteran, claimed he had ripped his trousers while out shopping for his wife but denied deliberately exposing himself to the women at around midday on September 1, 2020.

The two women called in the police and Parkinson was eventually traced and arrested at his home in the Leith area of the city.

The OAP stood trial over two days at Edinburgh Sheriff Court last month where he was found guilty of exposing his genitals to the women in a sexual manner.

Following the trial Sheriff Thomas Welsh QC placed the retired restaurant owner on the sex offenders register on an interim basis.

But when he returned to the dock for sentencing yesterday (MON) the sheriff said he had decided not impose that condition and instead sentenced Parkinson to pay fine of £1200 along with a victim surcharge of £75.

The first victim told the trial she her friend were walking towards a city centre restaurant around midday when she spotted Parkinson heading towards them.

The 62-year-old told the court she saw the man "exposing his penis" and that he had "a circle cut out" at the front of his trousers.

The woman said the man had "no smile or expression" on his face and was carrying a purple bag that he used to cover his groin area.

She said: "I nudged my friend in shock and she acknowledged the sight of it also. I was in compete shock."

The woman said she believed Parkinson's penis to be erect and...

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