A man aged 52 dropped his boxer shorts and exposed his penis and naked buttocks in the street in front of several alarmed and disgusted women, Bradford Crown Court heard today.

Stephen Parkes “quite deliberately” pursued two of his terrified victims after being seen shadow boxing, reaching to the ground and putting his legs in the air.

He stood in the road exposing himself for up to three minutes and after he was arrested he “rummaged around in his trousers” while in police custody, prosecutor Rebecca Young said.

Parkes, of Granville Street, Clayton, Bradford, at first denied any wrongdoing, telling the police “he wasn’t getting any privacy in his life.”

His case was listed for trial and he went on to plead guilty to exposure in Bradford on March 16 last year.

Miss Young said a woman motorist was left “disgusted and embarrassed” when Parkes exposed his naked buttocks in front of her car and then played with his penis in the middle of the road.

Other victims were frightened, upset and shocked by his “completely unacceptable behaviour” and more than one of them called the police.

Parkes told officers he was only changing his trousers after having a few cans of Budweiser and that he had urinated in the street.

“Why can’t you have any privacy in life?” he complained.

He had previous convictions for dishonesty offences, threatening behaviour, criminal damage, harassment and possession of a bladed article.

His barrister, Jayne Beckett, said he needed ongoing treatment for his mental health problems to guard against such bizarre behaviour happening in the future.

She argued that a proposed Sexual Harm Prevention Order that included a stipulation that he should wear at least one layer of clothing over his underwear in a public place was unworkable.

The Recorder of Bradford, Judge Richard Mansell QC, labelled Parkes’ behaviour disgusting and said he should be ashamed.

He had played with his penis in the road for “a significant period of time.”

Judge Mansell warned him: “There will come a point when the court can’t give you a chance.”

But Parkes had complied with stringent bail conditions and he was being treated by the community mental health team.

He was sentenced to five months’ imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, with up to 25 rehabilitation activity days with the probation service.

Judge Mansell made a Mental Health Treatment Requirement and ordered Parkes to sign on the sex offender register for five years.