Flasher banned from every pub in the country

A flasher from Wolverhampton has been banned from every pub in England and Wales after exposing himself to one worker and assaulting three other people.

Colin Green, of Balfour Crescent, Newbridge, was told he must not enter any pub for the next two years after pleading guilty to three assault charges, one indecent exposure charge, and criminal damage.

District judge Graham Wilkinson yesterday told 30-year-old Green he was leaving Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court "by the skin of his teeth" after suspending a six-month prison sentence for two years.

Imposing a criminal anti-social behaviour order on Green, Mr Wilkinson said the public needed protection from him.

He was also ordered to register as a sex offender for seven years, submit to a curfew between 7pm and 6am for three months, and to pay £550 compensation to his victims and £85 costs.

The court was told by prosecutor Paul Hitchcock that Green erupted with drink-fuelled violence at the The Royal London pub, in Wulfruna Street, on May 30, after being questioned be a female bar worker who recognised he had been previously banned from the venue.

Green punched her and grabbed her arm and he bit a member of the public who tried to help her. The man also suffered a dislocated finger.

When police arrived Green continued fighting, biting a police officer on the knee.

While on bail for the assaults Green visited The Litten Tree pub, in Victoria Street, on September 26 where a female bar worker was alone at the end of the night shift. Green exposed himself in the doorway of the pub.

The woman fled in fear. On September 27 he threw a traffic cone through the window of The Alexander Pub, in Chapel Ash, after being ejected for arguing.

Mr Wilkinson told him his crimes were serious enough for him to be sent to prison. But he said he would not put him behind bars because of his previous good character.

He said he was "satisfied the public needed to be protected" from Green and banned him from entering or attempting to enter any pub in England and Wales for two years.

"If you step out of line, even once, in the next two years you can expect to go directly to prison," he told him.

Defending Harpreet Jhawar said his client was suffering from mental health problems and was on medication. He also said he was now abstaining from all alcohol and was happy to comply with the orders of the court.