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Community Order for Woman Who Sexually Assaulted Man at Christchurch Hotel

The victim was dining with his wife to celebrate a cancer all-clear.

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Samantha Williamson had been heard swearing and being abusive to other customers in the restaurant
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Overview

  • Samantha Williamson, 44, admitted sexual assault and was sentenced at Poole Magistrates' Court on August 26.
  • District Judge Paul Booty imposed a six-month community order with an 8pm–6am curfew.
  • She must pay £1,000 compensation, which the judge said reflected "humiliating and degrading" behavior.
  • Prosecutors said she sat on the man's lap, made a sexual remark, then spat at and scratched his face at the Captain's Club on June 15, 2024.
  • Her lawyer cited remorse, past trauma and alcohol dependence in mitigation.