Married dad Andrew Beasley, who worked at Eston Park Academy, repeatedly exposed himself
A former assistant head at a Middlesbrough school paraded naked in his front window in a series of bizarre offences, a court heard.
Married dad Andrew Beasley, who worked at Eston Park Academy, repeatedly exposed himself in full view of people passing his home.
Teesside Crown Court heard how Beasley was seen standing naked in the front window of his home on three occasions by women, including one who was with her seven-year-old granddaughter.
The little girl spotted him during the daylight incident last August and said “Grandma, he’s got no clothes on”, said prosecutor Paul Newcombe.
The grandmother reported the incident to the police and once word had got around other victims came forward, leading to Beasley’s arrest.
When interviewed by police, he denied the offences and maintained those denials when he went on trial accused of nine counts of exposure.
A jury found Beasley, 40, of Allerton Close, Northallerton, guilty of three offences. He was acquitted of the other six counts.
Richard Wright, mitigating, argued that the motivation for the offences did not have to be sexual. He said: “There is an element of risk-taking behaviour.”
The court was told that Beasley had already lost a great deal. His teaching career was effectively over and his wife was divorcing him and had moved with their children to live elsewhere.
Recorder Anton Lodge QC said that up until these offences Beasley had lived a hardworking life and was a good family man who had achieved a great deal in his chosen profession of teaching.
The concerns of people on Beasley’s estate were understandable but the judge said there was no indication that he was a risk towards children.
He told Beasley: “I still ask the question why on earth you committed these offences.”
Beasley was given a community order for 11 months and ordered to pay £800 in costs. The judge said a Sexual Offences Prevention Order was not necessary in this case.
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