A man with an 'appalling record of sexual offending' pulled his trousers down in Manchester city centre before performing an indecent act - unaware he was being watched by undercover cops.
Officers watched as 'attention seeking' Paul Smith, 62, walked around Piccadilly bus station during the busy morning rush hour.
They saw him pull down his trousers and perform a sex act on himself while looking at two women. He had his hood pulled up, obscuring his face, to create a 'letterbox effect', with only his eyes visible.
Smith was just 14 when he was first convicted of exposing himself. He has racked up more than 100 similar offences. He has now been jailed for two years and eight months, having committed his most recent offence - of outraging
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