Oliver Brady Alcorn sentenced for exposing himself to a child on a bus

A child sex offender confronted by a schoolgirl’s father after he masturbated in front of the child on a bus was busted for the same offence in 2017.

A child sex offender was confronted by a 14-year-old schoolgirl’s father after he masturbated in front of the child while sitting opposite her on a Sunshine Coast bus.

Oliver Brady Alcorn fidgeted with his hands while being sentenced in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Tuesday to three months in prison and 18 months’ probation after he pleaded guilty to one count of indecent treatment of a child under 16 (expose).

Magistrate Christopher Callaghan told the court Alcorn sat opposite the 14-year-old girl, who was waiting with him at a Noosa bus stop, before he started masturbating in front of the girl on a bus travelling to Peregian Springs on August 26.

Mr Callaghan said the girl was obviously distressed by Alcorn’s behaviour and sought refuge with a stranger at the next stop before her father arrived.

He said the 34-year-old also got off at the same bus stop as the girl and was confronted by her father.

Alcorn said his penis “just fell out of his pants” that had a broken zipper.

The court heard police checked his pants which were not broken.

Alcorn was also sentenced to three months in prison suspended for 18 months and probation on October 10, 2017 when he masturbated in front of another 14-year-old girl on a Noosa bus.

He was also sentenced to six months in prison and released on immediate parole after he failed to tell police about contact with a child.

A doctor’s report revealed Alcorn was diagnosed with a chromosome disorder and suffered from gender dysphoria that had a devastating impact on his personality.

Police prosecutor James Allen said Alcorn’s disorder or sexual identity did not reduce Alcorn’s moral culpability.

“I‘m simply not aware of any peer-reviewed research that finds gender dysphoria or people with confused sexual identity are more likely to commit sexual offences against children,” he said.

“I’m disputing what Mr Cooper is asserting … that the moral culpability is less.”

He suggested a prison sentence of up to 12 months with parole after serving a third would be appropriate.

Solicitor Matthew Cooper told the court Alcorn’s offending meant he could only be given a parole eligibility date.

Mr Cooper said Alcorn would likely serve over half of a prison sentence because of parole delays and wouldn’t be given the benefit of his guilty plea if sentenced with a parole eligibility date.

He asked for a prison probation order that would see him released from custody on Tuesday.

“He has never served any actual custody before and in my submission that would certainly be a significant deterrent to my client,” he said.

He said the doctor’s report said time in custody would be harder for Alcorn than somebody without his disorder.

“I do maintain the submission that his opinion would be taken into account by the court to reduce my client’s moral culpability …,” he said.

Mr Callaghan said he understood the doctor’s report to say Alcorn’s disorder related to his offending, but was not the cause of his behaviour.

He said he took into account the submissions by Mr Allen and Mr Cooper.

Sixty-nine days of presentence custody was declared as time already served.

Alcorn will be released onto 18 months’ probation on November 25.