A serial public masturbator undergoing treatment to suppress his libido has avoided jail time so he can continue the experimental treatment.
Richard Hona, 45, has a criminal history of exposing himself in public, particularly on buses, and masturbating in front of women that dates back to 1991.
He appeared for sentencing in the Auckland District Court today after boarding a bus, sitting near a woman and exposing his genitals and masturbating on two occasions in January.
The court heard today that Hona had been in and out of prison, often serving the maximum penalty for the crime of indecent exposure - two years in prison - before being released and re-offending.
His lawyer Brett Ravelich told Judge Roy Wade that it was clear prison sentences had not helped Hona.