Man banned from talking to women

Jennings must attend a sex offenders programme

A man has been banned from talking to women for five years after committing a number of indecent assaults.

Paul Jennings, 23, pedalled up behind and grabbed the bottoms of five women jogging, cycling or walking in a park.

He would brake when confronted by an angry victim, hurl verbal abuse, blow them a kiss and pedal off.

The father-of-two from Swindon is forbidden from approaching any woman he does not know in the open air, unless for legitimate reasons.

Karate chop

At Swindon Crown Court, Judge Douglas Field handed Jennings the five-year order, a three-year community order and told him to attend a sex offenders programme.

The court heard Jennings cycled to Coate Water Country Park on the evening of 17 April.

Claire Marlow, prosecuting, said his first victim was out jogging when Jennings cycled up and grabbed her from behind.

Minutes later a 28-year-old jogging with a friend was grabbed between the legs. Jennings again stopped in front of her and winked before riding off.

A 36-year-old pushing her bike up a hill was grabbed in a similar way, and Jennings shouted, before grabbing a 40-year-old jogger's bottom.

His final victim, a 44-year-old woman was standing by the park entrance when he grabbed her between the legs.

He then let go when she karate chopped him on the arm. When arrested Jennings told police he had made a mess of his life.