Tony Allen John Bernardin in court for wilful exposure
A middle-aged labourer stood naked on his porch, shocking parents in a Gympie school car-park, and called for his audience to take a look. Read what the court heard.
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A 59-year-old man has been convicted of flashing his entire naked body to an audience leaving one of Queensland biggest regional primary schools.
Tony Allen John Bernardin pleaded not guilty to wilfully exposing his genitalia near the school in Gympie Magistrates Court on Tuesday, August 16.
A group of parents and their children were leaving Gympie South State School and were standing in the school car-park after 6.30pm on September 15, 2021.
A civilian witness to the incident was collecting her nine-year-old daughter with her stepson from karate lessons held at the school hall, she told the court.
Whistles and a call of “Hey, oi, look at this” drew the attention of one of the parents who saw a middle aged man completely naked, the court heard.
The man was standing on a small patio at the top of his two-storey home which neighboured the school.
The patio was visible above the fence line separating his property from the school car park.
Bernardin was illuminated by a light from his house, and his body from his shoulders to his knees was clearly visible, the witness told the court.
The witness quickly turned around, asking the other parents if they also saw the man while her children entered their car.
Bernardin’s defence lawyer asked the witness if he could have been wearing underwear.
“Only if his underwear was tulle,” the witness replied in court.
The witness notified the school of the incident the following morning before eventually going to the police station, the court heard.
Bernardin told the police in a record-of-interview on November 22, 2021 he occasionally walked outside while naked to retrieve items from his washing line, but he did not do it in a manner where he would be seen.
He said he had no recollection of doing so during the evening of the incident.
Bernardin is employed at Roberts Turf Supplies, the court heard.
His defence lawyer asked the court to put his client on a good behaviour bond in his submission, but he was fined $180 and a conviction was recorded.
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