Flasher who targeted schoolgirl in street avoids jail sentence

A flasher has avoided a jail sentence for indecently exposing himself to a 13-year-old schoolgirl and another female in separate incidents.

Leo Stewart, from Kirkcaldy, was identified following evidence he had a can of a Rockstar energy drink when he carried out one of the offences.

The court was told a new home had been found in Glenrothes for Stewart, who is classed as being of a “high risk” of reoffending.

During his trial, Stewart, 20, was cleared of a charge of sexually assaulting a woman in Kirkcaldy, in an alleged incident in which the victim was dragged into a lane, because of lack of corroboration.

However, at the end of the fourday trial, the jury found Stewart guilty of charges in two indecency acts 10 months apart.

On September 22 last year at Appin Crescent, Kirkcaldy, he intentionally exposed his genitals to a girl then aged 13 and made a sexual remark to her.

The girl was so upset that she went home and locked the door until her mum returned.

On July 15 this year at Balfour Street, Kirkcaldy, Stewart again intentionally exposed his genitals to a female and made a sexual remark.

On that occasion he cycled a bike past the victim then turned back and carried out the offence.

His partner gave evidence in court of the clothes and trainers Stewart was wearing on September 22, which matched the description given by the girl.

She also told the court that Stewart had left her home at lunchtime that day to go to the Bayne’s shop in Templehall to get something to eat. He returned with a can of Rockstar.

He was also found guilty of being in possession of a Stanley knife at the same locus.

Sheriff McSherry imposed a community payback order with 30 month supervision, restrictions were placed on him in connection with contact with children and he was placed on the sex offenders register.

For the knife charge, Stewart was jailed for six months but this was backdated to July 19 when he was taken into custody and so is considered as having been served.