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| One of Britain's most senior judges has gone on trial charged with exposing himself to a woman on a train. | One of Britain's most senior judges has gone on trial charged with exposing himself to a woman on a train. |
| Lord Justice Richards faces two counts of exposure on trains in south-west London on 16 and 24 October 2006. | |
| The victim identified the Court of Appeal judge for police on four separate occasions, City of Westminster Magistrates' Court heard. | |
| Sir Stephen Richards, 56, a father of three from Wimbledon, south London, denies the charges. | |
| The victim told the court on the first occasion, he was directly facing her during the journey. | |
| 'Unfathomable reasons' | |
| She said she did not report it because she thought it was accidental. But she reported the second incident, prosecutors said. | |
| She identified him on four separate occasions and picked him out at a video identity parade. | |
| Peter Wright QC, prosecuting, said Sir Stephen exposed himself "for what must be unfathomable reasons". | |
| The full charges state he was accused of "intentionally exposing his genitals intending that someone would see them and would be caused alarm or distressed". | |
| Sir Stephen has overseen several high-profile hearings, including the case brought by the family of Jean Charles de Menezes, seeking action against police officers over the killing of the Brazilian at Stockwell Tube station in south London. | |
| The trial is expected to last two days. |