"The assault itself has left me feeling dirty, disrespected and a worthless woman who had suddenly become the focus of unwanted and disgusting sexual touching, demands for sex in a public toilet and being physically trapped in spite of attempts to move. His approach was both violating, aggressive and manipulative in assaulting me in a public place with his wife in the same bar and only a short distance away. This has been a horrendous experience."
"Daniel Lee-Phakoe, 38, pinched her bottom at least ten times inside upmarket Devonshire Terrace cocktail bar near London Liverpool Street Station. At Snaresbrook crown court on Thursday, Judge Nicholas Ainley spared Lee-Phakoe a prison term. He was sentenced to a 12-month community order, which includes 250 hours of community service and ten days of rehabilitation work. Lee-Phakoe, of Libra Road, Plaistow, will now be placed on the Sex Offenders' Register for the next five years."
Daniel Lee-Phakoe, 38 and formerly a Labour councillor, pinched a woman's bottom at least ten times at his wife's leaving do at Devonshire Terrace near London Liverpool Street on May 5, 2023. He continued the assault despite his wife standing a short distance away. He resigned from Newham Council in October 2023 after having been twice elected to represent Plaistow North. At Snaresbrook Crown Court, Judge Nicholas Ainley spared him a prison term and imposed a 12-month community order with 250 hours of community service and ten days of rehabilitation. The victim described feeling dirty, disrespected, trapped and traumatised. Lee-Phakoe will be placed on the Sex Offenders' Register for five years.
Read at www.standard.co.uk
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