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A drunken dental receptionist told a 13-year-old boy she would "ride you till morning" after chatting the youngster and his pal up at a nature reserve.
Jade Berry, 27, had sat with the unnamed victim and his pal while she stroked his genitals over his clothes and offered him sex. The pair attempted to leave before Berry exposed herself and then passed out, a court heard.
Police were called soon after the incident, with the mum of the boy calling the force. Berry was tracked by police after leaving her credit card and phone on the bench at Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.
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Berry, who faced two years in jail, admitted to sexual assault but also told officers she did not "recall anything" after a white wine binge. She will now sign on the Sex Offenders' Register for 10 years.
Berry was also ordered to wear a "sobriety" electronic tag for 120 days to monitor her progression to sobriety as well as a 36 rehabilitation activity days order. The incident took place on October 3 last year after Berry had been heavily drinking with friends.
James Coutts, prosecuting, said: "The victim was seated on a bench in woodland when the defendant approached him. She was unknown to him and was clearly intoxicated. She sat between the two boys and began to touch and rub his genitals and the upper area of his thigh over his clothing whilst making highly inappropriate and sexualised comments.
"She said she was going to 'ride him till morning'. They had in fact been talking previously about his upcoming 14th birthday – and it was quite clear to them she knew how old he was. The boys almost immediately left, leaving her on the bench. She removed her clothing and exposed her genitals and buttocks before passing out.
"They did take a video of the scene. The victim went home and told his mother who contacted the police. The officers attended the scene and found her bank card and her phone. By the time the officers arrived she had left the area. But she was arrested on October 5. Her response to being arrested was, ‘Oh My God, I do not recall anything, like.'"
The court also heard the 13-year-old victim had suffered night terrors leading him to wet the bed and had attempted to commit suicide. Berry's counsel says her "mental health problems" had played a part in her crimes.
John Wyn Williams, counsel for Berry, said: "She has sadly suffered from mental health problems since the age of 15 or 16 and Covid was a particularly difficult time for her. She has a self-destructive nature and because of this nature she has turned to alcohol to deal with his issues but she now realises that is not the answer to her problems.
"It seems that her alcohol intoxication may have led her into doing and committing this offence. There is genuine heartfelt remorse and she shows victim empathy."
In sentencing, recorder Mr Eric Lamb said: "I must have regard to whether or not you present a risk of serious harm to members of the public by the commission of further specific offences, in your case the conclusion is that such a risk is low. I accept that there is genuine and heartfelt remorse.
"On the one hand, this is a sexual assault on a young person by someone who is 27 years of age and it is plainly a serious matter. But on the other side there is strong personal mitigation as a result of genuine remorse, and the series of events that have led you to your mental health difficulties. You now realise that you must alter your ways."
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