Exposed himself to teen at drive-through

A man exposed his penis to a “shocked and upset” 19-year-old McDonald’s worker after ordering a double sausage breakfast meal from her.

At Ennis District Court, Insp Tom Kennedy said that Doolin guesthouse owner, Stephen Gillam, aged 44, told gardaí he exposed himself at the drive-through in Ennis “for the thrill of it and to see the reaction of the lady”.

In the mid-morning incident on June 7, Mr Gillam of Glasha, Doolin, ordered a double sausage meal with extra hash brown, extra sausage, and milk.

He placed his order to a member of staff at the drive-thru and due to the size of the order was asked to park further along the line and wait for his food to be brought out.

Insp Kennedy said when the member of staff went to give Mr Gillam his food at 9.50am, “he had the zip of his trousers open and had his penis exposed to her in the car”.

Insp Kennedy said the worker was shocked and upset at what she had seen.

Mr Gillam pleaded guilty to engaging in threatening or abusive behaviour under the Public Order Act.

Judge Patrick Durcan described the incident as “very bad” adding “the effect it had on the girl was absolutely shocking”. He said that it was “an unusual case”.

However, Mr Gillam yesterday walked away from court without any criminal sanction after Judge Durcan said he would be strike out the case if Mr Gillam paid €1,500 into the poor box.

Solicitor for Mr Gillam, John Casey, said

Mr Gillam wished to apologise to the girl and wished her no harm whatsoever.

Mr Casey said Mr Gillam was taking part in a fad where people engage in outlandish and bizarre behaviour in order to shock or scare others where they have been “punked”.

Judge Durcan adjourned the case to November 23 for the payment of the €1,500.