A female Manchester City fan groped a male Everton fan while watching her team play at Goodison Park.
Manchester City fan Jemma Whiteside, 40, attended Everton's stadium to watch the two sides' Premier League clash on February 26 this year. Whiteside, from Manchester, sexually assaulted the Everton fan and then made a sexually charged comment towards him.
The attack was entirely without warning and the parties were not previously known to one another. Whiteside was arrested and charged with sexual assault but denied the offence.
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Whiteside was sentenced last week, December 12 at Sefton Magistrates' Court to a nine month community order. She must also do 15 days of rehabilitation activity, pay a £200 fine, £400 compensation to the victim, £200 costs, and a £95 surcharge.
Senior Crown Prosecutor Mike O’Kane, of Crown Prosecution Service Mersey Cheshire, said "This man was subjected to an unprovoked and entirely unexpected sexual assault by Ms Whiteside. The incident caused both upset and embarrassment to the victim.
"He further noted in his victim personal statement which was read at the sentencing hearing that ‘it should not matter whether the assault was by a man or a woman, it should be treated the same’. The Crown Prosecution Service would echo that. Men do fall victim to sexual assaults and are entitled to protection under the law.
"The CPS works hard to fairly apply the law, irrespective of the gender of the suspect/victim, and to ensure that offending such as this is robustly prosecuted. The victim in this matter was forced to attend trial and give evidence as Ms Whiteside refused to accept her culpability."
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