FENHAM PERVERT JAILED FOR ASSAULT ON VULNERABLE BUS PASSENGER
A despicable pervert who sexually abused a brain-damaged woman on a bus has been locked up.Christopher Bowery sat next to the obviously vulnerable victim on the top deck of a bus and compelled her to carry out sex acts in broad daylight.
The court heard the woman, in her 60s, has significant impairments, was described as "child-like" and told Bowery she had a "damaged brain." The incident took place in November 2019 around 1.30 pm, with Bowery initially going to the back of the bus but then moving next to the victim in the front, with no one else in the upstairs area.
CCTV footage captured Bowery engaging in conversation with her; he moved closer, held her hand, put his hand on her groin, and started to kiss her, leading to sex acts.
The victim's family described the offence as "despicable" and were devastated, with the son stating: "I can't believe she was subjected to this.
I can't imagine the type of person who would do this to a lone, vulnerable, brain-damaged woman in broad daylight on a public bus." Bowery, 36, with 69 previous convictions including exposure in 2007, pleaded guilty to sexual activity with a person with a mental disorder impeding choice and was sentenced to seven years and seven months in prison.
He must also sign the sex offenders register for life.
Judge Robert Adams stated: "She should have felt safe and been safe on public transport in broad daylight but was not.
You accept she was unable to refuse what you were doing because of her mental disorder." He lives in Linden Avenue, Fenham, Newcastle, and was remorseful, with his defense noting he was heavily intoxicated and showed disgust in his own behavior.
