A company boss faces jail after trying to conduct a job interview with a woman - in the nude.
Saeed Akbar left the 25-year-old applicant stunned when he suggested having the meeting completely naked.
He then left his office only to return holding a clipboard - but with all his clothes off.
Police later arrested the £25,000-a-year interpreter, who claimed he had done it because he was bored.
Akbar was a respected boss at Alpha Translating and Interpreting Services, who work with the Scottish Executive, the police and the court service.
On September 28 last year, the victim answered an advert from the firm looking for a translator.
She then spoke with the accused, who invited her for an interview at his Glasgow office the next day. When she arrived, Akbar, 35, asked if she had any problems if they took their clothes off.
The woman refused but Akbar suddenly got up and left the room.
He then stormed back into the office seconds later in the nude.
Vincent Lunny, prosecuting, told Glasgow Sheriff Court: "Akbar returned completely naked, carrying only a clipboard.
"The woman was extremely distressed and frightened for her safety.
"She voiced her disgust and Akbar left and came back, this time fully clothed."
Akbar tried to restart the interview but his victim fled and reported the matter to police. The dad-of-one initially claimed to officers the strip was a consensual "role play" as part of his "tough interviewing technique".
Akbar said: "I asked her if it was okay because if not, it would not have happened.
"I am not a rapist, I am not a pervert, I am not a psycho."
But he added: "If I am totally upfront, it was just a cheap thrill, a kick.
"I just wanted a little bit of excitement that afternoon."
Akbar, of Dunfermline, Fife, yesterday pleaded guilty to committing a breach of the peace.
The court heard he had been shunned by his partner and friends since the incident, and had lost his job with Alpha.
Aamer Anwar, defending, said: "He totally accepts his guilt. It was a serious abuse of his position as he foolishly believed the complainer was interested in him.
"He was held in high esteem with the company but there were serious implications due to his conduct.
"He regrets the alarm and distress he caused to the woman. His life has been destroyed."
Sheriff Brian Lockhart placed Akbar on the Sex Offenders' Register and deferred sentencing until next month for reports.
