Courts Man to sign sex offenders’ register after city incident
A COVENTRY man will sign the sex offender’s register for five years after touching a woman in a sexual manner without her consent.
Grant HenneberryPower, 24, of Westminster Road, Spon End, admitted the crime when he appeared at Coventry Magistrates’ Court.
He pleaded guilty to a charge of intentionally touching a woman aged 16 or over in a sexual manner when she did not consent following an incident in Coventry on August 29.
Henneberry-Power also admitted charges of possession of cocaine and assaulting a police officer on the same date.
As well as registering as a sex offender, he was handed a community order including a rehabilitation activity requirement and ordered to pay a total of £100 compensation (£50 to the sexual offence victim and £50 to the police officer).
He was also fined £80 for having the cocaine and told to pay £135 court costs and a £85 victim surcharge.
Other cases heard at Coventry Magistrates’ Court from September 12-15 included:William Brown-Nicholls, 21, of Hornsey Close, Henley Green, was found guilty of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour. He was handed a 12-week prison sentence suspended for a year, given 80 hours unpaid work and ordered to pay £100 compensation.
Shaun Merys, 19, of Hermes Crescent, Wood End, was found guilty of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour. He was given a community order including 80 hours unpaid work and ordered to pay £100 compensation.
Luke Smith, 28, of Firth Park, Halesowen, admitted driving while disqualified on the M6 at Coventry, two counts of drug-driving (cocaine and Benzoylecgonine), possession of cannabis and driving without insurance. He was handed a 12-week prison sentence suspended for a year, banned from driving for 26 months and ordered to pay £135 court costs and a £85 victim surcharge.
Laura Wardall, 35, of Church Road, Nuneaton, admitted stealing items worth £299 from Tesco and resisting arrest. She was given a community order including a rehabilitation activity requirement, fined £75 and ordered to pay a £85 victim surcharge.
Olivia Ferris, 19, of Mulliner Street, Foleshill, admitted possession of an offensive weapon (silver extendable baton) in Henley Road. She was given a community order including a rehabilitation activity requirement and ordered to pay £135 court costs and a £85 victim surcharge.
Kaelan Pinnock, 24, of Botoner Road, Lower Stoke, admitted driving while disqualified, driving without insurance, failing to stop when told to by a police officer, driving without due care and attention, possession of cocaine and failing to comply with supervision requirements following release from prison. He was sent to prison for eight weeks, banned from driving for 18 months and ordered to pay a £115 victim surcharge.