A Lincolnshire man has been convicted of kerb crawling during his rounds as a postman.
Lea Troth, 48, of South Parade, Skegness, admitted a charge of soliciting another person for the purpose of obtaining their sexual services as a prostitute when he appeared at Boston Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, 22nd January 2020.
Soliciting is an offence under section 51A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. It has a maximum penalty of 26 weeks' custody on summary conviction. Soliciting is synonymous with kerb crawling, which was an offence under section 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 1985.
Troth was employed by Royal Mail on a temporary basis over the Christmas period. We do not consider it likely that he will be re-employed by Royal Mail in the future.
The offence took place at around 1 pm on Thursday, 19th December 2019 when Troth, who was wearing uniform and driving a Royal Mail van, pulled up alongside a young woman on Kyme Road in Boston.
He wound his window down and pointedly asked: "Will you give me a blow job for £20?" The woman refused and continued walking along the street, telling Troth that she was not a prostitute. Troth continued asking for a blow job, but on receiving further refusals he changed tack and asked for a hand job instead.
The woman sought refuge in a shop and called her mother to come and collect her. Troth, who was still at the scene, apologised for his behaviour to the victim's mother when she arrived.
Troth was unrepresented in court and told Magistrates "it was a load of rubbish" to suggest he had followed the woman.
Magistrates said that it must have been a "particularly unpleasant experience for the young lady".
Troth was fined £80 and ordered to pay £85 towards prosecution costs and £32 victim surcharge.
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