Oops...I did it again! 'Britney Spears' cross-dresser charged with breaking ASBO banning him from wearing schoolgirl outfit in public
A cross-dresser has appeared in court charged with breaching an anti-social behaviour order which bans him from loitering outside primary schools in Northampton wearing a Britney Spears-style schoolgirl uniform.
Peter Trigger, aged 60, of Farndon Close in Thorplands, was barred from baring his legs in public during the school run under the terms of his five-year ASBO, which was imposed by magistrates in December 2008.
Parents walking with their children to nearby Woodvale Primary School had claimed Trigger had bent over, shown his bare thighs and indicated he was wearing no underwear.
Just a year into the order, he appeared before Northampton Magistrates' Court again yesterday accused of breaching the terms of his ASBO three times.
Paul Harkins, defending, did not enter into the details of the alleged breach, but said: "He has been charged by police with the accusation that he has breached his anti-social behaviour order.
"He appears in court relating to three instances. The first took place on December 16 last year when he was released on unconditional bail to appear in court today.
"In the meantime, he was arrested by police who went to question him on suspicion of breaching the order on two more occasions, on Thursday, January 27, and Friday, January 28.
"After being arrested the second time, he was released under a curfew and on the condition police officers brought him to court for this hearing, so that all the matters could be dealt with at the same time."
When the ASBO was imposed, the court heard witness statements from parents whose children had been scared and confused by Trigger's behaviour. The parents said they feared for their children's safety.
He is banned from wearing a skirt or showing bare legs on a school day between 8.30am and 10am and between 2.45pm and 4pm.
When the initial order was made, Northampton Borough Council said he was entitled to wear whatever he wanted, but not if it caused "alarm or distress" to the public.
He did not enter a plea during yesterday's hearing and was released on unconditional bail for a further hearing later this month.
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