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A homeless flasher has been banned from being in public unless he is wearing appropriately fastened trousers.

Wild-haired John Bustin has also been barred from every public park and children's play area within the centre of Oxford city after repeatedly exposing himself .

Sentencing him at Oxford Crown Court CBO, Mr Recorder Alistair Wright told Bustin he was not allowed to expose his genitals anywhere other than a male public lavatory and can only do so "for the purposes of urination."

The court heard Bustin had smoked synthetic cannabis spice and had alcohol when he was spotted standing in a bike shed with no trousers on by a mum and her 11-year-old child.

Prosecutor Cathy Olliver said that when Bustin saw the mum in Paradise Street he greeted her with a "hello".

After the 50-year-old pleaded guilty to indecent exposure and was handed a Criminal Behaviour Order it emerged he had 30 convictions for 54 previous offences, including 29 sexual offences going back to the 1980s.

The court heard the latest offence took place on April 23 in Paradise Street, Oxford, where Bustin indecently exposed himself to a number of people.

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Ms Olliver said the woman tried to get her son to look the other way to stop him seeing Bustin exposing himself.

She added: "She was locking the parking gate when she saw Mr Bustin standing in the bicycle shed - it was apparent to her that he didn't have any trousers on.

"Her 11-year-old son was in the car nearest Mr Bustin and she urged her son to look the other way.

"Mr Bustin looked in her direction and acknowledged her presence with a 'hello'.

"It made her feel very anxious and uncomfortable and she was pretty shocked by his behaviour."

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The court heard how Bustin had also been spotted by another man looking out of the window.

Ms Olliver said the man filmed Bustin and passed the footage to the police when they arrived.

However, Ms Olliver told the court after being arrested, Bustin was caught on CCTV committing indecent behaviour in his cell at Abingdon Police Station.

The tramp-like figure, who has no fixed abode, admitted indecent exposure at magistrates in Oxford in April but was sent to the city's crown court for a judge to impose a more severe penalty than magistrates could give him.

Bustin was jailed last Tuesday for 16 months and ordered that his trousers fly opening must also be properly fastened.

In spelling out the terms of the CBO, Mr Recorder Alistair Wright told Bustin he was also barred from exposing his genitals anywhere other than in a male public lavatory and can only do so "for the purposes of urination."

He was also prohibited from using abusive, insulting or sexually explicit language towards any person.

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Gordana Turudija-Austin, defending, said her client had been drinking that day and had smoked some spice - a synthetic drug similar to cannabis.

She told the court Bustin could not remember the incident, but has had problems with alcohol for more than 30 years.

Ms Turudija-Austin added: "He tells me most of his offending is alcohol-related.

"In relation to his indecent exposure he says this is something he doesn't plan at all - he says he cannot in fact explain why he does it.

"It's not something he enjoys doing. He is really upset and regrets doing these things and would like to apologise to all those he offended."