Short-sighted Andrew Sington had been found guilty of sexual assault by magistrates
A short-sighted granddad who touched a nurse's breast while 'trying to read the name badge' has won an appeal against his conviction. Retired business consultant Andrew Sington, of Hale, had been found guilty of sexual assault by magistrates but today that conviction was quashed.
Following the incident on November 13, 2021 at Rowan View medium secure mental unit on Merseyside, Mr Sington, who was not wearing his spectacles, said to the nurse: "I am sorry I didn't mean to touch your boob, I was just checking your name." He had been at the unit with his partner to visit a patient and the nurse, who is in her 40s, was left in a state of 'shock and disbelief' and later reported the incident to senior colleagues.
Mr Sington maintained that he had just reached over and took hold of her jacket to read her name - but the court heard that the name was on the other side. He also told the judge that he suffers from short term memory loss and had forgotten her name after being introduced and was too embarrassed to ask.
But referring to whether the touching was intentional, he said 'we have anxiously considered the evidence on that point and in the end we are not sure it was intentional and we allow the appeal'. He pointed out that was no reflection on the complainant or witness.
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