A serial sex offender is to be sentenced next month after he admitted masturbating in the Farnham station car park in December 2021.
Oliver James Shoesmith, 40, formerly of High Street, Aldershot, pleaded guilty at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court on January 19, 2023, to a charge of ‘outraging public decency’.
It comes more than a year after he was caught masturbating in the Farnham station car park on December 13, 2021.
Shoesmith is currently serving a two-year prison sentence at HMP Channings Wood in Devon after being convicted for a similar offence last October.
On that occasion, Shoesmith admitted exposing himself and masturbating in front of passengers on a station platform at Portchester in Hampshire in August 2022.
As well as jail time, he was handed a ten-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) at Portsmouth Crown Court, and ordered to sign the Sex Offenders’ Register for ten years.
Shoesmith has been committed to Winchester Crown Court for sentencing for the Farnham incident on March 20.
Speaking after his sentencing for the Portchester offence, BTP Detective Constable Phil James, said: “Shoesmith’s actions prove he is a threat to women and girls, and I’m pleased to see him swiftly put behind bars after this repulsive incident.
“I hope his sentence serves as a clear reminder there is absolutely no place for this behaviour on the railway and we are committed to stamping it out and bringing offenders to justice.
“If you experience or witness a sexual offence on the network, I urge you to report it to us by texting 61016 or calling 0800 40 50 40. In an emergency, always dial 999.”