Pensioner’s ‘nonsensical’ excuse for 30 intercourse acts at window and fondling neighbour’s bras
WARNING, EXPLICIT CONTENT: Robert May, 73, was blasted by a judge for his “blatantly nonsensical account” after he was caught pleasuring himself at a window and fondled bras of his elderly neighbour
Robert May reportedly performed sex acts in full view of his window (Image: Anita Maric / SWNS)
A neighbour-from-hell who has been spared jail despite giving a “nonsensical account” of his torment to an elderly grandma. Robert May, 73, was caught performing sex acts in his window and fondling the bras on her washing line.
May initially told officers he had been applying deep heat for his aching joints and that the curtain must have fallen down as his excuse when he was caught masturbating from his flat window.
Victim Margaret Day, 79, says her life was made a misery by the pervy pensioner who harassed her for more than a decade and sent her texts demanding to see her breasts.
May was also caught fondling his neighbour’s underwear (Image: Anita Maric / SWNS)
A court heard in the summer of 2025 the widow caught the defendant masturbating from his flat window in Chaddesley Corbett, Worcestershire on more than 30 occasions.
He was bought to justice after Mrs Day’s daughter Susan Mason-Day turned detective and caught his perverted behaviour on camera and passed the evidence to police.
Appearing at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court today (October 19), May was handed a 27-month suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to an act of outraging public decency at an earlier hearing.
Sentencing, District Judge Ian Strongman told the court that the defendant maintained there had been no wrongdoing on his part despite his plea.
Image of May caught standing naked in the window with his hand on his genitals(Image: Courtesy Sue Mason-Day / SWNS)
He said: “The charges during the months of June and the beginning of July and the complaint was, made by Mrs Day, that on many occasions she saw him through the window of his flat, plainly in view and absolutely naked.
“She believed him to be masturbating. Her daughter learned about that and they managed to record it for evidence so that a proper complaint could be made to the police.
“When he was interviewed about it he said that he had done nothing wrong, that because of his on-going health conditions it was necessary for him to rub deep heat into his aching joints.
“What must have happened is that whilst he was doing that the curtain fell down and exposed him. He was shown in interview the video and had to concede that he plainly wasn’t rubbing cream in as he said.
Margaret Day with her daughter Sue outside Kidderminster Magistrates Court following sentencing (Image: Anita Maric / SWNS)
“He still seems to be maintaining that he had done nothing wrong, it was an accident, the curtain had fallen down.“I have to say that is a blatantly nonsensical account.”
The court heard on another occasion that May was caught on a Ring doorbell installed at her property sneaking in the back garden and fondling the underwear on her washing line.
This time, he told cops he had gone in to fetch his dogs ball and had put his hand out to steady himself when he accidentally touched the bra.
The judge added: “There were other complaints made that don’t relate to the charge, historical matters, of him being in her garden and interfering with her underwear hanging on the washing line.
“He explained to the probation officer he’d gone to retrieve his dogs ball and whilst there, in order to steady himself, put his hand out. Again, a nonsensical explanation.
The Ring doorbell caught May going into her garden and putting his fingers on her bras(Image: Courtesy Sue Mason-Day / SWNS)
“There was an occasion where he sent a text to Mrs Day asking to see her breasts. He told probation that it was meant to be a joke.
“Regrettably, although he pleaded guilty to the charge and wishes to maintain a guilty plea he fails to accept any wrongdoing.”
May was also ordered to pay £500 compensation and made subject of a three year restraining order.
Prosecutor Miss Blacklocke said May had initially been Mrs Day and her late husband Brian’s friend.
Reading a statement from Margaret from July 2025, she said: “She describes how she and her late husband Brian had made friends with the defendant Mr Robert May.
“She said she felt a little sorry for him, he was on his own, and he just seemed to have his black dog and his life at the time.
Her daughter Sue helped capture Day’s antics and took them to the police(Image: Anita Maric / SWNS)
“She said that they’ve known him since 2013 and states that he works doing garden maintenance to several properties.
“She states that Brian and Rob would read racing papers on Saturday mornings and choose horses for the day and have a little bet. Sometimes if I cooked too much food I would save some and give him a dinner.
“In July 2025 she made a statement where she said she’d been having issues with Robert May since 2013. She then describes that for the last six weeks she’s been noticing him standing in his flat window exposing himself.
“She states that Mr May has a curtain pole on the ground floor window which covers it with a net. I don’t notice him remove the pole but when I turn into the village I can see him stood masturbating. She said this has happened approximately 30 times in the last six weeks.”
In a victim statement read out to court, Mrs Day said she now feels like an outcast in her own community.
The statement said: “I feel sad, anxious and I feel that my lovely life in Chaddesley has been contaminated and the people around me won’t speak to me.
“My blood pressure is really high and I’ve had to see doctors often. I feel as though it has affected who I can trust around me as he was a friend.
“He moved in with nothing and I felt sorry for him, but he got worse over time.”
Speaking after the case daughter Susan, 54, of Kidderminster, said: “I thought at one point the judge was going to send him down but I think the suspended sentence is fair enough.
“We were glad he has gone ahead with the restraining order which we requested and we hope this draws a line under it now.
“The main thing was to keep him away from mum so this could all stop and hopefully the restraining order achieves that.
“The compensation was to be paid back at £5 a week or £5 a month I think – my mum said ‘I’ll be dead by the time he pays that off’, so she’s managed to maintain her sense of humour despite what she’s been through.
“Our only concern is that from his flat he can still observe my mum’s place, so we are hoping community housing might now decide to move him.
“His own defence barrister mentioned his mobility issues so perhaps he needs a more suitable property anyway. We would like to see him moved away if possible.”
