A MAN who sexually assaulted a woman in North Yorkshire has been given a sexual harm prevention order and ordered to sign the sex offender's register.
Connor Joseph Atkinson, 19, sexually touched a woman in her forties in Wooden Hill Lane, Romanby, near Northallerton,on Sunday, August 13. He was arrested the same day and charged with one count of sexual assault, which he pleaded guilty to.
Detective Constable Neil Brodhurst, of Northallerton Serious Crime Team, said: "Atkinson has been convicted of this offence and I hope that his conviction shows how seriously this type of offence is treated and serves as a warning to others.
"I would like to thank the victim for her courage in coming forward to the police. With her support, our officers were able to quickly locate her attacker and build a case that led to him admitting the offence and being sentenced."
He was made to sign on the sex offender’s register for five years and given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) for ten years when he appeared at York Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, March 29.
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