A Nigerian man and Thornton Heath Sex Offender, Ayomide Famakinde, who sexually attacked a youngster adjacent to Bournemouth beach has been granted leniency from incarceration due to his ‘troubled past and challenging living circumstances.’
Ayomide Famakinde, 23, received a community order from the judge, who characterised the incident as a ‘momentary aberration.’
In August 2022, Ayomide Famakinde approached the 19-year-old victim late at night in the beach town of Dorset and inserted his hands inside her jogging bottoms.
While the 19-year-old attempted to resist, they collapsed to the ground.
Ayomide Famakinde disregarded her pleas to cease and continued until his companion intervened and removed him from the victim.
The two males subsequently departed together, leaving the teenager in tears.
The victim promptly contacted the police, and others at the scene identified Ayomide Famakinde.
He was lodged at a hotel in Bournemouth that night and was apprehended the same morning.
The court received DNA evidence connecting him to the victim, leading to his trial, during which he was convicted of one count of sexual assault.
The woman said Bournemouth Crown Court that Ayomide Famakinde had ‘devastated her life’ and she ‘never longer feels secure strolling alone’.
A judge determined that the conduct constituted a ‘momentary aberration’ and that the defendant possessed a ‘very problematic history and tough life.’
Ayomide Famakinde, a gym instructor from South London, grinned and jested as he exited the court after receiving an 18-month community order and being mandated to complete 150 hours of unpaid labour, as a jail sentence was considered excessively harsh.
The court heard Ayomide Famakinde, of Thornton Heath, Croydon, had moved to Britain with his older sister from Nigeria as a child.
He has been granted indefinite leave to remain in Britain.
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