A man spat at several people then "tried to have sex with a metal bollard" in the middle of the street. Witnesses said they saw Richard Parker "exposing himself" on the morning of July 16 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
The 48-year-old had dropped his trousers in front of a woman by a Marks & Spencer, Grimsby Live reported. He performed the act on the bollard before lifting his trousers, approaching the woman and then exposing himself again.
Before revealing himself Parker, who has slept on the streets and has grandchildren, spat at two young boys. Prosecutor Craig Lowe told Grimsby Crown Court: "It was at around 7.50am and as a woman walked along Victoria Street and sat on a bench she saw him walk along to two young boys and spit at them three
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