A "DISGUSTING" flasher from Derby has been spared a spell in prison so that he can get help for his offending.
Alex Ormston cycled alongside his latest victim as she jogged between Chaddesden and the city, Derby Crown Court was told.
Sarah Slater, prosecuting, said that as the woman approached the footbridge that links Pride Park and Chaddesden, she saw him expose himself to her. The offence happened on August 24 at 9.10pm.
Miss Slater said the woman shouted at the man and ran home to raise the alarm as she was not carrying her mobile phone.
Judge John Burgess said that because Ormston, of Chandlers Ford, Oakwood, had pleaded guilty to the offence, sentencing guidelines meant the maximum he could jail him for would be 12 months.
Judge Burgess said: "You have already spent two months in custody which means you will be out of prison in four months effectively without any support.
"You will receive that help on the three-year community order I am giving you as you will be supervised for those three years and have to work on a community sex offenders programme.
"It is clearly a disgusting offence and you have heard that it left her extremely frightened and unable to sleep because of what you did.
"I am also ordering you to undertake 120 hours of unpaid work. I think it is a good idea for you to keep your hands otherwise occupied."
Miss Slater said the victim noticed Ormston, 26, cycle alongside her as she was jogging.
She said: "She noticed he was looking her up and down and then cycled on past her.
"She turned back as she reached the Pentagon roundabout and noticed the defendant standing on the bridge. He exposed himself to her and she shouted: 'What you are doing is sick."
Police caught Ormston via DNA evidence found at the scene. He initially denied the offence but pleaded guilty in court to indecent exposure.
Kevin Waddingham, for Ormston, said: "The fact that this offence is a repeat one is as much of a worry to him as anyone else."
Ormston was jailed for four and a half years in 2008 after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting another jogger.
He followed her then dragged her into bushes in Cut Lane, Chester Green, before assaulting her.
