ELDERLY MAN FROM SURREY ON SEX OFFENDERS' REGISTER FOR UPSKIRTING
A pensioner has been placed on the sex offenders' register after he took photos up a woman's dress while on a train.
John Richardson, aged 72, from Shepperton in Surrey, was traveling to London Waterloo when he committed this act, as the Westminster Magistrates' Court heard.
The victim, who after noticing Richardson using his mobile phone near her knees, saw the camera flash and observed that he was zooming in and out of her lower body.
He took three to four pictures of her legs, with her underwear faintly visible, which left her feeling very uncomfortable, confused, and vulnerable.
Richardson had engaged her in conversation at first, but then ate the photographs he secretly took.
He later approached the woman at the station, attempted to apologize, and said, 'I'm sorry, but I thought you were really attractive.' When police spoke to him, he expressed regret and embarrassment.
Richardson was given a 12-month community order and will be registered as a sex offender for five years.
The court judge described his actions as 'covert, intrusive, and degrading,' emphasizing the incident's degrading and demeaning nature for the victim.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country
from United States
- based on first and surname
44.1%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United States
39.3%
Surname region
UK
United States
48.9%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
re really attractive.' When police spoke to him, he expressed regret and embarrassment. Richardson was given a 12-month community order and will be registered as a sex offender for five years. The court judge described his actions as 'co...
Community order
five years
Richardson was given a 12-month community order and will be registered as a sex offender for five years
