A former Rotorua Salvation Army captain has been discharged without conviction after admitting behaving offensively.
Brian Noel Martin, 55, appeared in Rotorua District Court today after previously pleading guilty to one charge of offensive behaviour.
The discharge without conviction is conditional on Martin making a donation of $300 to the Cancer Society, his choice of charity, in the next seven days.
According to the police summary of facts, Martin was driving down Amohia St at 5.15am on December 6 last year when he saw an 18-year-old man walking alone.
Martin turned around and drove back towards the man, stopping in the middle of the road.
During a brief conversation, Martin started "shaking and rubbing his leg".
The man asked Martin "if he was on crack" as his behaviour was unusual.
Martin then put his hands down his pants, touching himself and alarming the man.
Martin then removed his hand and continued touching himself over his clothing.
The man swore at Martin, who immediately drove off.
Judge Louis Bidois said as a result of the incident, Martin had "significant harm done to his reputation and lost his job, but only had himself to blame".
"Mr Martin says he has sought help following the incident and has let himself down," Judge Bidois said.
Martin was the Rotorua Salvation Army Community Ministries manager for several years.
His involvement with the Salvation Army was suspended at the time of his arrest and he resigned soon after.