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Serial shop masturbator is jailed
Summary
Bo Yu, 38, was jailed for eight months after being caught masturbating in three different stores in Dundrum on several occasions in 2019. He pleaded guilty to public masturbation at House of Fraser on 27 and 30 November, and at Penneys and Marks & Spencer on 3 December. At the time of his arrest he was found with a sex toy, an unused condom and lubricants. The court noted that he was clearly aroused during the incidents and that shoppers were largely unaware of his conduct. Judge Melanie Greally sentenced him to 12 months' imprisonment, suspended the final four months for two years, and ordered him to engage with the Probation Service and undergo treatment for sex offenders. No prior convictions were recorded.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Serial shop masturbator is jailed. Charges or matters: public masturbation at House of Fraser, Dundrum, on November 27 and 30, 2019; public masturbation at Penneys, Dundrum, and at Marks & Spencer, Dundrum, both on December 3, 2019. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- November 27 Incident
- December 3, 2019 Other
- November 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 2019 Other
- 2021-07-20 Publication
Why: "This is a case in my view in which some element of incarceration is necessary in order to achieve the objective of general deterrence," Judge Greally said ,before she added that the incidences were in a crowded shopping centre and the conduct was of a relatively prolonged duration. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: public masturbation at House of Fraser, Dundrum, on November 27 and 30, 2019; public masturbation at Penneys, Dundrum, and at Marks & Spencer, Dundrum, both on December 3, 2019 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Passing sentence today Judge Melanie Greally said it was clear from the footage that Yu was "manifestly in a state of considerable arousal throughout all the incidents". "Bizarrely the shoppers do not appear to have noticed his conduct, despite the fact that he was making scant efforts to be discreet," Judge Greally said having noted that there were also children in the shops in questions. She sentenced Yu to 12 months in prison and suspended the final four months of the term for two years.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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