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“He stated to her, ‘Like you don’t have a problem with this?’” Wilson told the court.

The victim told him to leave and he initially walked away, but soon the automotive employee returned to apologize. As they spoke, she found out his first name was Pat and was given his phone number.

“Thankfully she was clever enough to obtain Mr. Falkins’ first name and his telephone number so that she could put police in contact with Mr. Falkins and ensure that he’s held accountable,” Wilson said.

The victim called police, who quickly arrested Falkins. She did not file a victim impact statement.

“But I certainly think that it could be inferred from the circumstances that this would have had an impact on the victim,” Wilson said.

The court heard Falkins was convicted of sexual assault in 2014 and two counts of committing an indecent act in public in Guelph three years ago. He was still bound by a probation order relating to the pair of Guelph convictions during the Stratford incident.

“This is clearly an ongoing and concerning issue,” McKerlie said.

The lawyers jointly suggested the jail term – it will be served on weekends at the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre – and three years of probation.

“I am very sorry for what I did, and I don’t want it to happen again, and that’s why we’re asking for an intermittent sentence so I can go and get the help that I need to get,” said Falkins, who went to the high school in Listowel and used to live in Stratford, according to his Facebook page.