May 2014 Indecent exposure man jailed for a year A man has been jailed for 12 months after being convicted of indecently exposing himself to a young girl Darren O’Driscoll, 39, was locked up at the Royal Court after the judge told him his actions had ‘scarred the girl for many years’ Outside the court, the girls mother said: ‘That the sentence has brought to an end a living nightmare for the family She continued: ‘We are happy he got a custodial sentence, but losing a year of his life is fairly low proportion when you compare the amount of my childs life that is going to be affected by this’ ‘We are relieved its over. The past months have been a living nightmare’ O’Driscoll was convicted of one count of gross indecency following a five day trial last month The court heard that the removals man had taken his trousers and boxer shorts and exposed himself to a young girl, while he was alone with her last summer The jury cleared him of a second charge of exposing himself and two more serious charges of gross indecency by allowing the girl to touch him inappropriately  O’Driscoll had denied all the charges but the jury of five woman and seven men took just two hours to find him unanimously guilty of one count of gross indecency  At the Royal Court, Advocate James Bell, defending asked for his client to be given 18 months probation because he had been deemed in psychological and social inquiry reports as being at a ‘likely risk’ of being bullied in prison  O’Driscoll was placed on the sex offenders register for at least five years and told he will banned from being alone with anyone aged under 16 years old during that time   April 2014 ‘Possible jail sentence’ for man convicted of gross indecency against child A removals man is facing a possible jail sentence after being found guilty of exposing himself to a young girl Darren O’Driscoll was unanimously found guilty of gross indecency by exposing himself to the girl at a property in St Helier last summer  He was cleared of two more serious charges of gross indecency by allowing the girl to touch him inappropriately, as well as another alternative charge of gross indecency by exposing himself to her O’Driscoll denied all charges but the jury of five woman and seven men took just two hours to find him guilty of one offence after a five-day Assize trial in the Royal Court Following the conviction, the Deputy Baliff, William Bailhache, who was presiding, told O’Driscoll that he faces a possible jail term when he is sentenced on 15th May During the trial the court heard the 39-year old took down his trousers and underwear and exposed himself to his victim The court had earlier heard that he admitted the gross indecency to detectives and a clinical psychologist, and he also confessed to the crime whilst giving evidence His defence was that he had exposed himself because the girl had ‘pestered him’ and that his statement to the police was unreliable because he was not accompanied by an ‘appropriate adult’ when he was interviewed He claimed the ‘appropriate adult’ was needed to give him support because he was a vulnerable person An application to remand O’Driscoll in custody until his sentence date was turned down by the deputy bailiff, although he warned him not to ‘take it lightly’ that he was being granted bail A recommendation made by advocate James Bell, defending, that an additional psychological assessment should be carried out on him was accepted O’Driscoll will now have to sign on the sex offenders register In a statement after the verdict, the victims family said: “We are really disappointed by the verdict. The past few months have been very distressing for us. The stress we have been under cant really be described. We are pleased we have got one guilty verdict but we feel it should of been two”