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OAP SENT DOWN Man with over 200 previous convictions jailed for sex assault on care home resident
Pensioner Alexander Reynolds (75) was overheard asking the victim to perform a sex act on him
April 07 2022 05:46 PM
A 75-year-old man has been jailed for sexually assaulting another vulnerable resident at their care home in Belfast.
Alexander Reynolds received a three-month sentence after he admitted targeting the woman earlier this year.
Reynolds, who has 200 previous convictions, carried out the attack at facilities in the south of the city on February 22.
Belfast Magistrates Court was told a member of staff overheard the pensioner ask the victim to perform a sexual act on him.
Despite her refusal, Reynolds was then spotted holding the woman by the arm with her hand placed inside his trousers.
“When this behaviour was challenged, he let go of the complainant’s wrist and she walked away from him,” a prosecution lawyer said.
Reynolds pleaded guilty to a charge of sexually assaulting a victim who is believed to have limited mental capacity.
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Defence barrister Sean O’Hare said his client does not remember the incident, but accepts the accuracy of the care worker’s account.
Mr O’Hare acknowledged Reynolds’ “significant” previous record, including other sexual offences, and detailed his periods of homelessness and isolation before securing accommodation at the facilities.
Earlier that day the defendant had smuggled a bottle of vodka into the premises, the court heard.
“It was against that background that this incident occurred,” Mr O’Hare added.
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