Pensioner 'using hearing difficulty to avoid sentence' for sexual assault of 80-year-old man - judge

A judge today accused a pensioner of using his hard of hearing condition to avoid sentencing for sexually assaulting a man in his 80s on a bus.

Pensioner 'using hearing difficulty to avoid sentence' for sexual assault of 80-year-old man - judge
Tue, 10 Apr, 2018 - 18:14

By Gordon Deegan

A judge today accused a pensioner of using his hard of hearing condition to avoid sentencing for sexually assaulting a man in his 80s on a bus.

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