Mark Attalla, of Brookvale, charged with exposing genitals to Manly Local Court
A man angry at the handling of his case allegedly pulled his shorts and underwear down after being muted while appearing via audiovisual link in a Sydney courtroom.
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A man angry at the handling of his case has allegedly exposed his genitals to a Sydney courtroom after being muted.
Mark Attalla, 36, of Brookvale, was facing Manly Local Court via audiovisual link from jail when he allegedly pulled down his shorts and underwear and pointed his groin towards the camera.
Court personnel, his lawyer, a police prosecutor, members of the public and media were in the courtroom at the time last Thursday.
Attalla has since been hit with a charge of wilful and obscene exposure in a public place, to which he is yet to enter a plea.
On the day in question, Attalla appeared from Sydney’s Parklea Correctional Centre, where he was being held on remand ahead of sentencing on a raft of charges.
Dressed in green prison-issued T-shirt and shorts, two TV screens, mounted on courtroom walls, showed Attalla sitting behind a table in a room at the jail.
His solicitor told the court a mental health report prepared for Attalla’s case had been misplaced and her client would have to reappear the next day.
An angry Attalla began swearing in response, prompting magistrate Lisa Stapleton to ask a court officer to mute the sound on the link.
The Brookvale man appeared to be shouting and could be seen gesturing with his hands before he stood up.
He then allegedly pulled his shorts down and grabbed his genitals while mouthing words towards the camera.
Attalla disappeared out of shot within seconds before returning to his seat less than a minute later, wearing his shorts.
Attalla, who remains in custody, is due to face court in relation to the new charge on Wednesday.
He is also listed to be sentenced on separate charges — sexually touching a person without consent, common assault, stalking or intimidation, property damage, four counts of shoplifting, and 10 counts of entering enclosed lands without a lawful excuse.
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