Thanks for this post op. This is a massive issue.
It's been known for decades including by the police. That flashing is often a crime that escalates into worse crimes.
Yet the police as confirmed by the history of couzens, do not treat it with the attention it deserves. In this case an ex cop said on the news- C4 or BBC main news IE loads of viewers. That flashing is trivial and not worth doing anything about.
This attitude means that, given the fact that flashers often do it a lot.
That men are left to expose themselves with no real prospect of ever being stopped, if they go no further.
Wanking at lone schoolgirls on the way home when no one else is about. Wanking in parks behind shrubs Etc. When it's only a child or 2 passing, step out so they see. At female runners in less busy places. Etc.
And to say that is trivial is a massive problem already. There will often be scores of victims. And while some victims will brush it off, they won't forget it. And for many victims it is upsetting, scary. They start avoiding going to certain places. Stop doing things they enjoy. Flashing is about getting sexually excited by a display of sexual dominance and a total contempt for the victims. It is an act of male sexual aggression. It's seen as trivial because... A number of reasons. All of which ignore the actual massive diversion from norms of acceptable behaviour (worrying surely) and the actual impact on victims. If which likely to be loads from just one man.
And yes known to escalate.
IF this crime was taken seriously then action could be taken and loads of future victims would not have it happen.
And of course the escalation would be nipped in the bud.
It's scandalous.
Another one was this guy. List of reports and even convictions as long as your arm. I was impressed the police caught him so fast. Not so much when it came out they already knew all about him and the type of things he did.
Sex offences MUST be addressed. The rape stats are worse than ever. The chance of a rapist being reported charged prosecuted found guilty are as good as zero.
This is URGENT. women and girls are being failed. As are the men and boys who victims of sex crime as well eg the case fairly recently of the serial killer targeting gay men.