BACKGROUND reports have been ordered into a Hawick man who admitted exposing himself and carrying out a sex act on himself in a couple’s garden.
John Torrie, 37, of Hillend Drive, pleaded guilty to the offence which was captured on their doorbell camera footage.
Depute fiscal India McLean told Jedburgh Sheriff Court a woman was in her home on the night of May 4 with her husband when their dog started barking to the sound of banging outside.
But when they opened the front door there was no sign of anyone.
However the woman noticed in the morning that the garden gate was open and when she checked the doorbell camera footage she saw Torrie exposing his genitals and carrying out a sex act on himself.
Sentence has been deferred until November 4.
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