Face of prisoner who called Age UK and began performing sex act

A serving prisoner who began performing sex acts while on the phone to Age UK staff from inside his prison cell has been handed another 14 months in jail. Carl Fahy, 35, rang Age UK and subjected call handlers to the lewd behaviour on more than 50 occasions while he was locked up in jail.

His sick actions led to him receiving a tap on the shoulder as he was walking out of jail and being immediately put back behind bars. A judge today told the convicted flasher: "This behaviour must stop."

Liverpool Crown Court heard this afternoon, Thursday, that Fahy was serving a sentence at HMP Risley in Warrington when he phoned Age UK at total of 54 times between February 15 and 21 this year. During these calls, the 35-year-old, formerly of Garswood Old Road in St Helens, "could be heard to be masturbating and making sexual grunting noises".

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Oliver Saddington, prosecuting, described how the pervert would only speak to female members of staff whose names he would repeat throughout the bizarre exchanges. He added: "It is the crown's case that his only intention was to obtain sexual gratification by talking with those on the other end of the line."

One woman, who the ECHO has chosen not to name, recalled how Fahy initially sounded "distressed and upset" in one call before she realised that his "breath had changed and he was masturbating". During another, he responded to a request for his postcode from the same victim, who was working from home at the time, by stating that it was "BUM HOLE".

It was later established that the contact had been made from the phone located within his prison cell. Fahy was arrested on February 21 as he was being released from the jail.

He has a total of 56 previous convictions for 82 offences dating back to 2004 and including 28 for harassment, public order offences and breaching restraining orders. The defendant was convicted of exposure in March 2023 before being handed six months for outraging public decency in September last year.

Philip Clemo, defending, told the court that his client had suffered from severe mental health issues, although these had since "greatly improved". He added: "He does feel like he has been making some genuine progress.

"He has been living a far more healthy life. He has been away from alcohol and drugs and he is realising the benefits of working out and being healthy. He wants to put himself in more positive surroundings and to move on."

Fahy admitted harassment and two malicious communications offences. Appearing via video link to HMP Liverpool, he was handed 14 months in prison.