16 April 2024 , 13:59
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A woman who sexually assaulted a 15-year-old boy has been spared jail today.
Delyth Davies, 36, was accused of committing two counts of sexual assault against the youngster. A court heard Davies was drunk when she kissed the boy in a sexualised way and asked him if he wanted to have sex.
But a judge at Caernarfon Crown Court today decided to give her a chance to "stop the cycle of drunken offending". Davies also threatened a man with a knife on a separate occasion - again after under the influence of booze - following a group confrontation.
For the charge of sexual assault, Davies was given a nine month sentence, and for threatening a man with a knife, 12 months. The sentences run consecutively, but were suspended for 24 months. She must complete a rehabilitation order, will be tagged and is placed under a curfew for six months.
Judge Nicola Saffman was told the teenager, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, suffered from anxiety because of the attack and the incident in Anglesey, north Wales, had affected his GCSE school work. The assault charges relate to "intentionally touching a boy aged 15 and that touching was sexual when he did not consent and you did not reasonably believe that he was consenting".
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Davies had pleaded guilty at earlier hearings to a charge of sexual assault and one of possessing a knife and threatening behaviour. The knife incident happened in October 2022, North Wales Live reports. Elen Owen, defending, said her client was ashamed of her actions and that the two incidents, as well as a string of previous convictions "all speak of problems with alcohol".
The judge warned Davies, from Anglesey, that failure to comply with the conditions of her suspended sentence could lead to her being brought back to court and the prison sentencing being applied.