Dog walker ‘distressed’ after seeing man put carrot up his bum at nature reserve

A woman said she was left ‘distressed’ after seeing a man wearing no trousers at a beauty spot in Essex.

Tim Meehan was witnessed by a woman with his bottom half bare on Two Tree Island near Southend-on-Sea.

Basildon Magistrates Court heard the woman was with her dogs when she saw the top half of Meehan near a small hill in the nature reserve. She turned around but later encountered Meehan a second time, Essex Live

Sara Thompson, prosecuting, told the court: ‘This time he had his back to her and something in his hand. He then put it [the carrot] in his bum.’

The court heard another passer-by told Meehan to put his trousers back on.

District Judge King said there was a suggestion Meehan, 49, was intoxicated when he took off his clothes.

Meehan appeared in court on Thursday, speaking only to confirm his identity, having admitted to one charge of enraging public decency straight away.

Judge King said Meehan’s early plea meant his sentence would be reduced, but adjourned the case to await a report prepared by the probation service.

Meehan, of Westcliff-on-Sea, will be sentenced at a hearing in November.

Two Tree Island is a 259-hectare reserve on the Thames Estuary.

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