A Virginia man wore a sign admitting his infidelity in public at the request of his wife, it has emerged.

William Taylor of Centreville spent Wednesday morning at the busy Tysons Corner crossroad wearing a large placard emblazoned with the words, 'I cheated. This is my punishment'.

The idea was suggested by his wife found after she found evidence of his infidelity on his mobile phone.

Taylor told a local Fox affiliate: "I thought she was kidding, but she was serious. I figured I got to do what I got to do to makes things right. So here I am."

After two hours, the unnamed woman reportedly telephoned Taylor to tell him that his punishment was complete. -China Daily/ANN