Former Chelsea player, Neil Shipperley has admitted staring at both mother and daughter (names withheld)  from his white van with his manhood out and performing a sex act.

The 45-year-old who has been faced with personal and financial problems handed himself to the local police just as his victims were reporting him.

Uxbridge Magistrates Court heard today that his crime was a “cry for help” as a list of personal and financial problems, plus coping with the end of his football career, came to a “crescendo.”

Shipperley sat in the dock wearing a dark grey suit, and was handed a community order, but was spared a possible jail sentence.

The incident occurred on September 17, 2019 when Shipperley stopped his vehicle in Station Road, Hayes, west London to allow both mother and daughter cross only for them to turn back and see him holding his genitals.

Shipperley then followed the women and was seen by them a further twice, staring and exposing himself.

Shaan Sethi, prosecuting, told the court: “The two complainants, a youth and her mother, were walking on Station Road, Hayes.

“The defendant drove his van alongside them, matching their speed. He wound down his window and stopped adjacent to them.

“The complainant, who believed the defendant was letting them cross the road, turned to thank him, but noticed he was holding his penis in his hand and staring at them.

“They walked further up the road to get away and he followed them, stopped by traffic lights.”

He was performing a solo sex act, the court was told.

Shipperley, also played for Southampton, Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United in the top flight.

Source: BBC