Man jailed for sexual assault in Newbury town centre
He approached teenage girl and tried to hug and touch her
A man has been sentenced for sexual assault in Newbury.
Bogdan Pascal, aged 39, of Cumberland Avenue, Slough, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault and one count of outraging public decency at Reading Crown Court.
He was sentenced to nine months in prison.
In February this year, Pascal approached the victim, a girl in her teens, who wasn’t known to him on Oxford Road, Newbury.
Pascal repeatedly tried to hug her and put his hand on the victim’s waist before trying to get her to follow him.
He then walked up the road to Northbrook Street where he exposed himself to a woman sat in Costa Coffee.
Investigating officer, Police Sergeant John Heatley, based at Newbury police station said:
“Violence against women will not be tolerated in our communities and we will actively target men who pose the highest risk to women and girls.
“I would like to thank the public for their support in this investigation, as the information they provided was crucial in securing this conviction.”