Bedroom flasher told his victim... “enjoy the show”
A creep texted his victim and told her to “enjoy the show”before flashing at her from his bedroom.
Mark Howie, 48, sent a text message to a woman, who can’t be named for legal reasons, while she was in a nearby property.
And, when she looked towards Howie’s home, she saw he was facing in her direction, fully naked.
Howie denied any wrongdoing and went on trial at Paisley Sheriff Court over the indecent showing which took place on February 8 this year.
The woman said she was within a property that looked on to Howie’s home in Johnstone, when she received a text message.
She said: “I know him socially, through my partner.
“He’s more of an acquaintance.” She said she received a text message which read: “Good morning. If you’re near the window, enjoy the show.”
She added: “It was Mark Howie’s number it came from.
“I looked out the window.
“I saw Mr Howie smiling and waving to me from his bedroom window.
“He was wearing nothing - he fully exposed himself to me.
“He stood at the window with nothing on, waving to me and smiling.
“I saw everything - from the head, down to just about his knees.
“He was pointing, down below, to his private area.
“I felt numb, because I thought Mark Howie was a lovely man, from my memory, and I was shocked. “It was surreal.
“I just don’t understand why he would have done that.
“My perception of him was as a respectful man and acquaintance that I knew from my past.”
She said she texted him back, after he had exposed himself to her, saying: “Take this number out your phone. Don’t text me again.”
And that he replied: “I’m sorry. I thought you would like it. Please forgive me.”
She added: “I wanted to make it clear that I didn’t want any further contact – I’m not interested if that’s his behaviour. I wanted it to stop. “I just didn’t feel quite right.” Howie denied any wrongdoing but was convicted of exposing his genitals to the woman in a sexual manner and sentencing was deferred until next month for background reports to be prepared.
Howie could also be placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register when he returns to the dock to learn his fate.