Crime Former Scarborough driving instructor gets suspended jail sentence for sexually harassing young woman By Court Reporter Published 17th Jul 2024, 10:24 BST Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now A former Scarborough driving instructor has received a suspended jail sentence for harassing and sexually grooming a teenage girl. Gavin Barker, 59, made repeated “inappropriate” comments to the young woman, showed her a naked picture of himself and showered her with compliments about her figure, Scarborough Magistrates’ Court heard. He also bragged to the victim that he would walk around his garden naked and “didn’t care if his neighbours saw him”.
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Prosecutor Martin Butterworth said the victim, who can’t be named for legal reasons, initially trusted and confided in Barker. Scarborough Magistrates' Court, But then things started to change when Barker said that the boy with whom she was about to enter a relationship wasn’t good enough for .