A magistrate finds Tasmanian councillor Darren Fairbrother guilty of prohibited behaviour, despite his evidence he did not flash his penis at a Crown prosecutor and her son because he had on a G-string.
A Tasmanian councillor has been found guilty of flashing his penis three times to a Crown prosecutor and her son on a beach in the state's north-west.
She said she was satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that Cr Fairbrother exposed himself three times to Crown prosecutor Kate Brown and her son on Boat Harbour beach in January 2021. Cr Fairbrother had previously told the court he was wearing a G-string underneath his string-drawn shorts when they fell down after becoming snagged on a rock.
Due to the legal status of Ms and Mr Brown in Tasmania, magistrate Anderson was brought in for the hearing.Magistrate Anderson said his account "did not bear up to close scrutiny in cross-examination" and was given in a "rehearsed manner".