Hampshire man jailed for exposing himself at Aldershot Railway Station

Oliver Shoesmith breached his Sexual Harm Prevention Order

Author: Lynsey BagnallPublished 8th Nov 2024

Oliver Shoesmith has been jailed after breaching his Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) at Aldershot Railway Station.

The 42 year old was originally locked up for 36 months back in 2018 for exposure and sexual assault.

He was released from jail on 15 August under the terms of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order which prevented him from travelling on the railway while intoxicated and that he had to purchase a ticket to travel.

Shoesmith breached the order when he was caught on a train, drunk, without a valid ticket and exposing himself. He was also charged with failing to comply with his notification requirements as a Registered Sex Offender.

He was sentenced to 28 months in prison on Friday 25 October at Winchester Crown Court.

The court heard how, on Wednesday 4 September at around 11.30pm, officers responded to reports of a man exposing himself on board a train at Aldershot Railway Station.

Shoesmith was found to be intoxicated and deliberately exposing himself to passengers.

Investigating officer DC Ewen Roberts said: “This should act as a stark warning to anyone considering breaching a SHPO, we will catch you. Instead of choosing to learn a lesson from his first prison term he now faces another lengthy stretch behind bars.”

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