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Wetherspoons workers have opened up about how they were attacked after asking a sex offender to leave the pub.
A court has heard how a man assaulted and threatened two workers while drunk.
Consequently, he was jailed for his actions after it was revealed that he poured his drink over the floor, "continued making threats" towards the staff and shockingly touched the "left breast area" of one of the workers.
Dean Newland, 33, appeared at Liverpool Magistrates court on Wednesday 11 January, on three counts of assault for the incident which occurred in the Richard John Blackler branch of JD Wetherspoon on Great Charlotte Street, Liverpool city centre.
He also appeared for one count of failing to comply with sex offenders register notification requirements.
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In prosecuting, Yvonne Dobson said that around 11.45pm on October 10, 2022, two victims were both working in the Wetherspoon pub.
Recalling the incident to the court, one victim said that she noticed Newland standing near a group of men inside the boozer and asking them for money, so she approached and asked him to leave the premises.
The incident occurred at the Richard John Blackler branch of JD Wetherspoon in Liverpool city centre (Getty Images)He then became aggressive and demanded a drink, the Liverpool Echo reported.
But when she refused to serve him, Newland sat at a nearby table which had a half-finished drink on it.
The victim tried to remove the glass from the table, as “he was acting in a very aggressive and threatening manner” so she was concerned, the court was told.
She recalled asking her colleagues for assistance, at which point Mr Wilde approached and also attempted to get Newland to leave.
However, the 33-year-old continued to behave aggressively towards the Wetherspoons staff, and threatened her, claiming his sister would “assault her”.
Newland then assaulted her, pushing her in the chest area, to which Ms Dobson said: “The defendant poured the half pint over the floor and raised the glass as if he was going to throw it.
“He continued making threats, and then leaned over, touching her left breast area. [She] felt instant pain at this point.
"He continued to be aggressive until police arrived at the scene and arrested him.”
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Dean Newland appeared at court on three counts of assault and one for failing to comply with sex offenders requirementsAmy Butler, defending, said Newland had been remanded in custody since October 12, and had positively used alcohol addiction recovery programmes while in prison.
She said: “Mr Newland does not try to minimise his behaviour on that day but alcohol is his problem, he is an alcoholic.
"He is a different person from what happened on the 12th of October.
“He has completed a 12-step program and has begun a mentoring program.”
The court was told Newland, of HMP Altcourse but formerly of no fixed address, has failed to comply with notification requirements six times, and this offence took place while he was subject to two suspended sentences for previous sexual offences.
The court heard how the 33-year-old behaved aggressively towards Wetherspoons staff, and threatened them (Liverpool Echo)In sentencing, Judge James Hatton said: “The big problem in this case Mr Newland is your record of convictions. You have been put on trust by the court and you have continued to commit offences.
“I know that it is difficult for you because of your personal circumstances, but you know what your responsibilities are.”
Judge Hatton activated two previous suspended sentences, of eight weeks and 12 weeks each, both previously given for breaching the sexual offences notification order.
For the latest breach of a notification order, he was sentenced to a further 16 weeks, to be served consecutively.
For the four cases of assault relating to the incident in Wetherspoons he was handed four weeks each, to be served concurrently.
In total, he was sentenced to 36 weeks imprisonment.
A community order was also imposed, stating Newland cannot have alcohol of any kind on his person in Liverpool city centre for two years.