Sunderland man left passers-by disgusted after performing sex act at living room window
A court has heard how witnesses were left disgusted after a man repeatedly performed a sex act on himself at his living room window on a busy suburban street.
Roy Fella took off his clothes and stood in full view of passers-by a total of ten times between June and September 2024.
Newcastle Crown Court heard witnesses were "shocked, disgusted and embarrassed" by his behaviour and worried what he might do next.
Fella, 51, of Sunderland, who has never been in trouble before, admitted ten charges of outraging public decency and three of possessing indecent images of children.
The court heard one of the images was category A, which is the most serious, four were category B, and 79 were category C.
His sentence was deferred last July to give him a chance to prove he could stay out of trouble, which he has complied with.
Fella has now been sentenced to a two year community order and must sign the sex offenders register and abide by a sexual harm prevention order for five years.
Prosecutor Matthew Hopkins told the court at the previous hearing the 10 outraging public decency offences relate to Fella standing naked at his window with the blinds open on 10 different days.
Mr Hopkins said: "Sometimes he did that in the morning, about 7.30 and sometimes later in the evening, around teatime, 6pm or 5pm.
"On the last occasion he didn't perform a sex act, he was simply standing naked in the window, on the other nine occasions he was performing a sex act on himself."
Mr Hopkins said members of the public used the street, including children, but there was no evidence any youngsters saw what he did.
David Callan, defending, told the court at the last hearing: "Why a man starts behaving like this is not only a mystery to us but a mystery to himself."
Mr Callan said Fella has lived a law abiding life and there is no evidence his behaviour is linked to recent health problems he has had.