A young man who groped a child’s bottom after following him as he pushed his bike up a hill has been ordered to sign on the sex offenders’ register.
Jamie Found approached the youngster as he made his way towards the shops in Skelton, Teesside Crown Court heard.
The victim thought his 25-year-old attacker was on drugs when he carried out the assault, said Emma Atkinson, prosecuting.
“The defendant approached the complainant, who described how he had been following him,” she added."
Found, formerly of Skelton in East Cleveland, pleaded guilty to one charge of sexual assault.
Paul Abrahams, mitigating, said the defendant had not been taking his medication properly at the time of the incident but was now under medical supervision to ensure he doesn’t have a relapse.
Judge Aisha Wadoodi sentenced Found to an 18-month community order and was made subject to a three-month trail monitoring order.
She said: “What you pleaded to is a very serious offence and you know now that the boy was really frightened by what happened.
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“You can understand why a boy of that age, when someone starts following them, would be very frightened.
“You might not think you are doing something that serious, but it has a big impact on a young child.”
Found was also ordered to attend 25 rehabilitation activity requirement days, made subject to a five-year sexual harm prevention order and told to sign on the sex offenders’ register for five years.
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