Man who strolled through town centre naked jailed and put on sex offenders register
28.06.2022 - 11:19
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A fowl-mouthed flasher who walked through a city in the middle of the day completely naked has been jailed.
Homeless man Philip Knott was videoed by several people as he strolled through Stoke-on-Trent city centre on one of the hottest days of the year so far, completely nude. Eye-witnesses said he was verbally abusive to people as he walked down Parliament Row on June 22, past the Wetherspoons and McDonald's.
Other people claim he was "thrusting his genitals" towards shoppers and making lewd gestures before police arrested him after being called to the area at around 1.20pm. The 53-year-old has now been jailed for 43 weeks after pleading guilty to exposure and two offences of common assault.
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A report from StokeLive states one eye-witness said: "He made his way down past Gregg's, past Poundland, past Pound Bakery and then he was near McDonald's. The guy was shouting things and thrusting himself near the people outside of Wetherspoons. It was awful, it made me sick.
"He flashed someone's child, it was very disturbing. It was disgusting. He was shouting things like 'I know you want it' and 'I know you're jealous aren't you'. He was going up to the people sat outside Spoons on the chairs and tables near McDonald's. When the police caught him the dad who's child got flashed was visibly upset and the police just pushed him away almost to the ground."
Another bystander said: "I was sitting with family having a lemonade on the seats outside the pub opposite McDonald's. It was terrible what he was saying to women and the actions he was doing. It was all in front of little kids."
A woman, who was also in Hanley at the time, said: "He was
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