Bingo players at Mecca Bingo club in Dundee got more than they bargained for as a scientist revealed all in a “bizarre” incident. The naïve scientist claimed only “old people with bad eyesight” would see him as he walked semi-naked through a car park for a “cheap thrill”.

Stefan Morrocco stripped off his trousers and underwear before walking around outside the Mecca venue. Two bingo players informed the staff at the club having spotted the senior geomorphologist.

When Police officers arrived at the scene they found the 35 year old with his trousers undone in his car.

who holds a PhD from St Andrews University,

The Dundee Sheriff Court was told on Friday by Chris MacIntosh (Fiscal Depute): "Two females were leaving the Mecca Bingo and were heading towards a vehicle and observed the accused moving towards a vehicle.

"They observed that he was not wearing clothing on the bottom of his person. The witnesses told colleagues inside what they had seen.

"A member of staff walked out and saw the accused standing beside his vehicle. He was wearing a T-shirt only and had bare legs.

"He got back in to the vehicle at that time. Police attended and found the accused in the vehicle and saw his trousers were undone to the verge of coming off. Police asked him what he was doing and he said 'cheap thrills'."

Morrocco had defended his actions to the Police suggesting that he thought there would be nobody around to see him apart from "old people with bad eyesight". Morrocco pleaded guilty to committing a breach of the peace during the incident on 20th January 2011.

Defending, Gary McIlravey, added: "This is a bizarre incident. He chose the location because there would be few people around. He was suffering from underlying anxiety and depresson at the time.

"He has sought assistance in relation to his problems and has sought counselling. The counsellors take the view that he didn't take sexual gratification from this and that it was a release of some sort. He holds a senior position as a geomorphologist."