A man who committed an indecent act on his fearful partner should have been "someone who provides security and safety ... not someone who threatens her", a magistrate said before imposing a community-based sentence.
The man, who is not named to protect the identity of the victim, fronted the ACT Magistrates Court on Friday after pleading guilty to one count of committing an act of indecency without consent.
An amended statement of facts reads that the offender and his partner were home when the incident occurred in June.
