A man who intruded on a girl’s privacy was sentenced to four months behind bars yesterday.

Shelton Baker, 35, earlier stood trial in Magistrates’ Court for committing the offence in March 2023.

Magistrate Craig Attridge initially discharged the case against Baker, from Pembroke, because the sheet that approved the charges was not signed by Cindy Clarke, the Director of Public Prosecutions.

The Department of Public Prosecutions appealed that decision in the Supreme Court and Puisne Judge Alan Richards sent the case back to the lower court for sentencing.

The mother of the victim, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, said in a statement that she was not comfortable giving her daughter independence and flexibility owing to Baker’s actions.

She added that the incident made her daughter “overprotective of herself” and that she feels safer knowing that Baker, who has been behind bars since June 30, was caught.

Prosecutor Shaunté Simons-Fox recommended that Baker be sentenced to between four and six months behind bars, but the defendant’s lawyer, Nicole Smith, highlighted that the case did not involve touching or skin-to-skin contact. She suggested a prison term of three to four months.

Before he was sentenced, Baker apologised for how his actions had made the victim feel.

Mr Attridge ordered that time already in custody be taken into account during Baker’s four-month sentence.

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