A man dressed himself in knickers, a bra, stockings and suspenders then exposed himself outside care homes, a court heard.
Paul Whittaker repeatedly turned up outside the care facilities in Lancashire wearing women's underwear. Lancashire Police said on one occasion, he flashed himself while wearing a pair of knickers on his head.
On another, he was spotted in the grounds of a care home wearing a clown mask, a basque and pink bloomer knickers with stockings and suspenders. The 53-year-old has now been found guilty of six counts of indecent exposure.
Police said the first incident, when Whittaker was wearing the clown mask, happened in Burnley between 4.30am and 5am on August last year. The second happened in Brierfield at 11.15pm on New Year’s Eve, when he exposed himself while wearing knickers on his head.
The third incident happened in Burnley between 7am and 7.15am on January 27. Whittaker was seen flashing while wearing a mask and Spiderman-like jogging bottoms.
The fourth happened in Burnley again at around 6am on February 2. Whittaker exposed himself while wearing a bandage-style Halloween mask with blood dropping from it, a blue long sleeve top and a white bra, police said.
Whittaker exposed himself again in Burnley at around 4am on April 24. He was caught on CCTV.
The last incident happened at around 2.50am on May 10, when he was recorded on a phone exposing himself while wearing light-coloured underwear over his head, a bra, a nurse/medical top, ripped suspenders and pink knickers. Officers reviewed CCTV footage of a Peugeot 206 that was captured around the times of the offences.
They were then led to Whittaker's home. Inside his house, which then was on Berrington Way in Oakworth, they found women's underwear in his bedroom and clothes that matched the ones worn outside the care homes.
Whittaker, of no fixed address, went on trial at Burnley Crown Court after being charged. He was found guilty of six counts of indecent exposure.
He was remanded into custody and will now be sentenced on December 21. Following his conviction, DC Lee Walker, of Burnley CID, said: "Whittaker is a prolific offender who carried out his perverted offending over a prolonged period of time. A significant amount of police resources went into identifying and arresting Whittaker.
"Without that I am convinced that he would still be offending today. Despite the overwhelming evidence against him, Whittaker refused to admit what he had done.
"I would like to thank the jury for their considered verdicts and my colleagues for their professionalism and dedication during this complex investigation. I know the public will be appalled by Whittaker’s abhorrent offending and pleased that this persistent offender is now behind bars."
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