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A man dressed himself in a Disney princess costume to pester unsuspecting women and leave dozens of bras on driveways.

Ian Qualters hurled underwear and bikini tops on to women’s properties while they were at an early-morning fitness class.

His bizarre behaviour also saw him wear swimming costumes as he harassed women in the Cheshire town of Ellesemere Port.

Qualters was handed a criminal behaviour order two months ago for dressing in a pink Disney princess outfit as he peered through neighbours’ windows.

Among the conditions, he was banned from wearing women’s swimwear and fancy dress in public, entering a garden or driveway without permission and approaching lone females.

The 41-year-old, who lives with his father in Little Sutton, was back in court where he admitted two counts of harassment between July 11 and August 17 and one count of breaching his criminal behaviour order.

The court heard that one of his victims realised there was a pattern to when the items were left on her driveway, which was when she attended an exercise class on Mondays and Fridays between around 6.10am and 7.10am.

On one morning alone, she found five bras outside her house, reports the Liverpool Echo.

She overheard one of her classmates saying she was experiencing the same thing, and the matter was reported to the police.

This other victim had around 40 items in total deposited on her property.

(Image: Ian Cooper/Chester Chronicle)

Prosecutor Rob Youds said both women had been left feeling “anxious” and “unsettled”, and believed that Qualters must have been watching them to establish what their routines were and when they would be out.

Qualters, a chipping plant worker, was arrested and told police during his interview that he did not know why he did it, but said that “his head was up his a***”, Mr Youds told the court.

Qualters denied he had targeted the women deliberately, instead insisting that the incidents were entirely random and that both victims’ homes happened to be along the route of his drive to work in Warrington.

Defending, Ceri Lewis explained that her client has severe learning difficulties, anxiety issues and an IQ of just 53.

She said: “He says he was not even aware in all honesty that there were women at the address and he wishes to apologise to all parties affected by his behaviour.”

Ms Lewis revealed that, according to Qualters, the “trigger” for his behaviour was that he was being “picked on” by a man who was taking work from him and driving his vehicle at him.

Magistrates rejected Qualters’ claim that the offences were not targeted and sentenced him to two weeks in custody, suspended for two years, as well as imposing a new 24-month rehabilitation order.

Qualters was ordered to pay £200 in compensation to each of his two victims, costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £115.

Restraining orders related to both women were granted for a period of three years each.

Speaking following the hearing, PCs Graeme Morrison and Mike Wynne, from Ellesmere Port Local Policing Unit, said: “Whilst we understand that he has personal difficulties, we cannot rest in our duty to protect members of the public.

“We will robustly enforce the conditions he is subject to.”