Man charged with masturbating on Kildare street
Portlaoise Courthouse
A MAN who admitted to masturbating in public was back before Portlaoise District Court last week.
The 46-year-old, who cannot be identified on the instructions of the court, had been convicted at a previous sitting of the case to exposing his genitals intending to cause fear, distress or alarm to another person in a car at Main Street, Monasterevin, Co Kildare on 9 April 2024.
That sitting heard that the man, who had no previous convictions, had an issue with alcohol and had consumed about three or four pints the night before. At the time of the incident, he was looking to get into a public house early the morning after.
He was looking at a video on his phone in his car when a lady passed by while he was masturbating.
At the initial hearing of the case, the man was informed that the court wanted €5,000 and adjourned the case to 23 March for an updated probation report and €2,000 to be handed into court at that time.
Last week, the man’s solicitor, Barry Fitzgerald, said his client had initially paid €500 to the court and with the €2,000 he has, this left a balance of €2,500 to be paid.
Judge Susan Fay said the probation report was positive and if the balance of payment was made on 17 December, she would consider recommending imposing a probation supervision service order.
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