‘CHILD SUPPORT FOR SEX’ DAD BANNED FROM SEEING EX
ACCOUNTANT ADMITS HARASSING MOTHER OF HIS KIDS
AN accountant has been banned from contacting his ex-girlfriend for two years after he offered to pay her child maintenance – on the condition she had sex with him.
Father-of-two Adam Wood, 33, sent messages to Katie Hall outlining his ‘indecent proposal’ after they broke up and she began a new relationship.
During a bombardment of 77 aggressive texts, Wood suggested to Miss Hall he would meet Child Support Agency payments for their daughters if she had ‘some sort of sexual contact with him.’
He would became obstructive during weekend access visits, either being absent when he was supposed to collect his children or calling Miss Hall at the eleventh hour to say the visit was off. He would also demand to see receipts for the children’s nursery as proof of the fees.
Police were called in after Miss Hall, from Bolton, found 113 missed calls from Wood on her phone.
She told officers how her expartner, who worked for an online retail firm, threw temper tantrums during their seven year on-off relationship and would smash furniture up and destroy her clothes.
She had also received injuries as a result of him pushing her head into a mirror and he had been given been given a caution about his behaviour in 2017.
In a statement, Miss Hall said: “I’m exhausted by it all and sick and tired of going into work every four weeks with the same problem and to try to explain to my daughters why their father can’t have them at the weekends.
“I don’t see any solution to Adam, he’s not being reasonable. I ended the relationship as we were constantly arguing and it didn’t matter what I did – it wasn’t right for him. My priorities are my daughters and he doesn’t seem to care how his behaviour impacts on his daughters and my life. I can’t go on like this. His behaviour is not right or a good example to set for our girls.’’
At Bolton magistrates court, Wood, from Westhoughton, admitted harassment without violence and was issued with a restraining order. He was also ordered to complete a programme on ‘Building Better Relationships’ and 150 hours of unpaid work.
The court heard the pair met in 2010 and began dating but Miss Hall said Wood’s behaviour deteriorated following the birth of their first child.
Robin Lynch, prosecuting, said: “He would become aggressive, smash furniture up and destroy her clothes. There were references made in 2013 when she received injuries as a result of him pushing her head into a mirror. The defendant had irrational behaviour and he also did his utmost to sabotage holiday arrangements and in 2014 the aggrieved did stop the relationship. But they decided to try again as the defendant’s behaviour seemed to have improved in 2015. She quite quickly became pregnant with their second child and she gave birth in April 2016 but in September of that year the police are called as the defendant was being aggressive and wouldn’t calm down.”
They later separated but Wood’s ‘behaviour then escalated’ after Miss Hall started a new relationship. Mr Lynch added: “She received 77 messages and 113 missed calls and calls to her phone and she explains how he is aggressive and unpredictable.
‘’Some of the messages are saying he will pay his CSA payments if the aggrieved would have some sort of sexual contact with him. That was refused by the aggrieved but it clearly had an impact on her mental health.”
Wood, who was unrepresented was also ordered to pay £170 in costs and surcharges. He told JPs: “I put my hands up for everything I have done and I understand. I have since resigned from work and I will resume employment at the beginning of the new financial year. I’m getting myself some help.’’