A family is calling for the "immediate eviction" of a neighbour from hell who tormented an elderly gran by performing sex acts in his window.
Robert May, aged 73, admitted an act of outraging public decency in September after exposing himself to his neighbour, 79-year-old Margaret Day, at his flat in The Village, Chaddesley Corbett.
May admitted one count of outraging public decency and was handed a suspended sentence and a three-year restraining order in October.
However, he continues to live just steps away from Ms Day’s home, leaving her family deeply concerned for her wellbeing.
Daughter Sue Mason-Day said: "We really want my mum to be able to live the rest of her old age at her bungalow that she shared with my dad before his passing.
"She has been a victim of harassment from a nearby neighbour who lives about 15 steps away. He can see her property and her walking to and from her car each day.
"We do have a restraining order in place, but he can still keep watching her. We have tried to raise awareness, but he has appealed against being evicted from the property."
Ms Mason-Day, from Kidderminster, has launched a petition urging Community Housing to pursue immediate eviction or emergency relocation.
She described May’s continued presence as a "severe safeguarding failure".
To sign the petition visit https://www.change.org/p/public-safeguarding-solidarity-petition-11-years-of-living-near-to-a-neighbour-from-hell
She said: "Following his formal guilty plea and conviction at Kidderminster Magistrates' Court for outraging public decency against an immediate 79-year-old vulnerable neighbour, his continued cohabitation within the exact same building constitutes an ongoing, severe safeguarding failure and inflicts profound, daily distress upon the victim and the wider village.
"We urge you to exercise your legal powers as a registered social housing provider to restore safety, decency, and peace of mind to Chaddesley Corbett.
"A criminal conviction for outraging public decency against an immediate neighbour constitutes a fundamental breach of standard tenancy agreements."
The court heard that Ms Day, a widow, witnessed May masturbating in his window on more than 30 occasions during the summer of 2025.
He was prosecuted after Ms Mason-Day captured the incidents on video and reported them to police.
District Judge Ian Strongman described May’s version of events as "nonsensical."
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 ongoing 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 the interview the video and had to concede that he plainly wasn’t rubbing cream in as he said.
"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 a nonsensical account."
On another occasion, May was caught on a doorbell camera in Mrs Day’s garden fondling underwear on her washing line.
He claimed he had entered to retrieve his dog's ball and had touched the bra by accident.
Community Housing said it was taking the matter seriously.
A spokesperson for Community Housing said: "We understand how distressing this situation is for Mrs Day and her family, and her safety and wellbeing are our priority.
"We take all reports of criminal and antisocial behaviour seriously and are taking appropriate action. We are in regular contact with the residents concerned and are working with partner agencies to make sure they have the support they need.
"Because this involves individual tenancies and ongoing legal matters, it would not be right for us to comment further."
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