A former oil executive is facing jail following a “spectacular fall from grace” involving drunken racism and a weapon being brandished at a 13-year-old girl during lockdown.
Having picked up convictions “like confetti” over the last year and serving a four-month stint behind bars, Philip Taylor pleaded guilty to seven new charges at Aberdeen Sheriff Court yesterday.
One of these involved a drunk Taylor “swearing incoherently” at a Polish woman walking her dog in the city centre on June 2.
The 54-year-old threatened to expose himself to her and then made an offensive remark regarding her nationality as he walked away.
Fiscal depute Lynne Macvicor said: “The woman observed the accused leaving through the communal door at the back of the block of flats and shouting over towards her dog.
“Due to the accused’s level of intoxication, the complainer asked Taylor to refrain from approaching her.
“He immediately became abusive, shouting and swearing incoherently.”
The court heard Taylor had also made an offensive racial comment to an English officer at Kittybrewster police station on May 12.
Defence solicitor Gregor Kelly said his client wanted to “humiliate” the woman by exposing himself, rather than for obtaining sexual gratification.
He described the man’s behaviour during lockdown as “nothing short of disgraceful” but said Taylor was asking for “one further chance” to behave.
“He tells me he has little recollection, having spent a great deal of time consuming alcohol over the last few weeks,” Mr Kelly said.
Taylor, of Rose Street, also admitted spitting on a man, breaching bail conditions, and shouting, swearing and brandishing a rope with a metal hook attached at a man and 13-year-old girl.
Sentence was deferred for background reports. Taylor was remanded in custody.