Swimming pool pervert who groped mum while she swam with her kids avoids jail

Mohibur Rahman continually brushed past the mother over a 45 minute period and was told to leave her alone after he touched he crotch as she dived into the water

A swimming pervert who groped a mother in front of her children while they played in a pool has avoided jail.

Vile Mohibur Rahman touched the shocked victim and intentionally brushed past her more than 10 times in the space of just 45 minutes.

The woman originally thought the contact was accidental, but was forced to push the 33-year-old pervert away after he touched her crotch when she dived down to retrieve a locker key that had been dropped.

After pushing the man away and telling him to leave, the woman, who was with her children, reported the sexual assault to a lifeguard at Newtown Baths, in Birmingham.

Rahman, from the Nechells area of Birmingham admitted two charges of sexual assault and was handed an 18-month community order.

Judge James Burbidge QC said: "I am sure that you swam at her deliberately, intending to touch her private area.

"It was in front of her children, and they would have seen their mother's distress. She was visibly shaken, upset and understandably frightened.

"Why you would choose to do that, a married man with children, who, up to now, had led a decent and hard-working life, I do not know. If you do it again, you would go straight to prison."

Rahman was also put on the sex offenders' register for five years, banned from going to any swimming baths for five years and ordered to pay £300 compensation and £150 costs.

Aliya Rashid, prosecuting at Birmingham Crown Court, said the victim had gone to Newtown Baths with her children on a Saturday morning.

Miss Rashid said: "The victim swam short distances and kept close to the children. At around 1pm she became aware of the defendant brushing past her and she felt his hand touch her bottom.

"At the time he was swimming breaststroke and was submerged. The woman thought the contact was accidental but he brushed past her again, and she tried to move away."

Miss Rashid said Rahman did this about ten times over 45 minutes, while the pool was not very busy and that it left the victim feeling "nervous and uncomfortable".

Miss Rashid added: "There came a point when her daughter dropped a locker key to the bottom of the pool and the woman had to dive down to retrieve it.

"As she was doing this, she felt Rahman touch her crotch area.

"When he did this a second time the victim jumped up, pushed him and told him to get his hands off, then reported the matter to a lifeguard."