A PENSIONER who was caught masturbating in his car near a church has been banned from driving alone for a whole year.

Harold Gerrard, of Barton Road, was caught on February 2 relieving himself in a parked car on Warneford Lane.

The 72-year-old also admitted intentionally flashing his genitals at somebody in November on the same street.

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He appeared in the dock of Oxford Magistrates Court on March 6, where he was told must have an adult passenger with him every time he drives for the next 12 months.

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He will also be on the sex offenders register for five years which means he must regularly tell police at St Aldates station where he is living, if he goes on holiday, if he opens a bank account and if he lives with a child.

As part of a community order, Gerrard was also ordered to take part in rehabilitation appointments for 35 days with an officer and will pay a £90 victim surcharge fee and court costs of £85.