Sentencing for Save on Foods Flasher After Guilty Plea
The Save on Foods Flasher in Timberlea has entered a guilty plea for his crime and has been sentenced to time served. Frank Johnstone appeared in court via CCTV, meaning that Johnstone remained in the Edmonton Remand Centre and appeared using a closed circuit television system already in place. The flasher entered a guilty plea in Fort MacMurray Provincial Court on Monday, where he was charged with one count of indecent exposure and two counts of failure to appear. Johnstone was held for 72 days before entering the plea and being sentenced to the time that he has already served. The incident took place on December 14, and police located Johnstone from descriptions that were given by witnesses to the incident.
Chris Williams, the Crown prosecutor in the Save on Foods flasher case, did not argue against the guilty plea. According to Williams the RCMP was called to the store and arrived around 6 p.m., and when RCMP arrived Johnstone was still in the store parking lot. According to Williams “While in the grocery store, he pulled down his pants and exposed his erect penis.” An employee told law enforcement that the erect penis was pointed right at them. Johnstone told the court “I’m a reasonably good person, I think I’ve learned something here. I’m not going to be messing around with anything like that.” Reports do not show any alcohol or drugs involved, and Johnstone was not under the influence when he flashed store employees. Johnstone was rebuked by Judge Stephanie Cleary, who told the flasher “Anybody who could act in this fashion in an establishment frequented by families is not a reasonably good person. I don’t know how disconnected from the community you have to be.”