Man accused of shoplifting but suspicious bulge in his trousers was just his 10in penis

Window fitter Steve Whitehurst, 47, showed security his member after a female manager raised the alarm.

He had been buying £400-worth of stuff at Scotts Mens­wear, with girlfriend Mandy Shenton, 46, and her 18-month-old grandson.

But things came to a head at the till when the store manager asked about his bulge.

Steve, who claims he often has to roll up his manhood, said: 

I had very tight jeans on that day and there was a bulge, yes, but that’s not illegal. I can’t help the way I’m made.

The manager started arguing with me. She wouldn’t let it go. I just kept telling her that it was my penis.

Eventually I dropped my trousers in front of everyone and just stood there in my boxer shorts and said, ‘See, I’ve got nothing to hide.

His girlfriend Mandy said: 

It was so humiliating. What they did to Steve was disgusting.

But sources say no one asked Steve to expose himself and accused him of becoming "aggressive".

One witness said: 

Staff had good grounds to suspect him. He was picking up and dropping a lot of items. They found a missing electronic tag in a jacket he tried on and then spotted a big bulge in his pants. When they cornered him he became very abusive. He then dropped his trousers, but the bulge was much smaller than staff remembered it. No one ever asked him to go to a cubicle to reveal himself — he did that of his own volition.