A man who claims he was paid to masturbate and urinate on London Underground seats has been jailed for 16 months.
Nikki Darke, 36, of Earlham Grove, Forest Gate, was also found in possession of indecent images of children, for which he was sentenced at the same time.
After being charged in October he appeared at Inner London Crown Court on December 3 where he was sentenced to 16 months and given a 10 year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) banning him from taking pictures or video recordings in public.
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The court heard how the “vile offender” committed a litany of offensive and indecent acts on the Piccadilly Tube line between February and July 2021.
These included urinating on seats and masturbating in front of other passengers.
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Police then also found Darke was posting videos of his crimes to Twitter and OnlyFans under the account name ‘public p***er’ which he charged users to watch.
On September 4, plainclothes officers spotted him on the Tube and arrested him.
After his phone was seized by police it was discovered he had also been using his online accounts to obtain indecent images of children.
When asked in a police interview to explain what the videos he was producing were for, Darke said: “It’s me doing really stupid things in public places.”
He added that the videos made money for him, with online users making requests to him.
He said: “People that pay, that’s what they want to see.”
He was charged with one count of outraging public decency, four counts of criminal damage and three counts of making indecent images of children.
Det Con Christopher Pretty said: “This was a foul and frankly absurd case, and I’m pleased to see such a vile offender taken off the network.
“It’s clear Darke’s actions were for his own selfish amusement and gratification, yet a number of passengers were subjected to witnessing his odious behaviour.
“As a result of our extensive enquiries, we not only reprimanded Darke for the damage he caused to railway property and the indecent acts he was committing, but also for the utterly indefensible indecent images he gathered.
“I’d like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that if they ever witness such behaviour while travelling they can text us discreetly on 61016.”
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