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Man allegedly groped female passenger on motorcycle, court told
The Belfast man was charged with sexual assault and common assault.
Belfast Magistrates Court also heard that when the alleged victim's partner got off to remonstrate with Callum Fulton, the 25-year-old assaulted him.
Appearing in the dock, handcuffed and wearing a police-issue grey tracksuit Fulton, of no fixed abode, was charged with sexual assault and common assault on 25 July this year.
Giving evidence that he believed he could connect Fulton to the charges, a police officer told the court Fulton had just been freed on police bail in relation to another matter when the incident happened.
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The motorcycle had stopped in heavy traffic when Fulton allegedly 'grabbed the female passenger's backside.'
'The driver got off and challenged him about his behaviour and the defendant has punched him, thrown him to the ground and was trying to pull his helmet off the rider,' claimed the officer.
As Fulton left the scene, the alleged victim followed him until police arrived and arrested the defendant.
While the woman has been left 'feeling violated and dirty from the incident,' her partner sustained 'busted top and bottom lips.'
The officer revealed that a short time before the incident, Fulton had been given police bail to reside with his grandmother with a condition from the woman that 'he behaves himself.'
Given the latest allegations however, she had withdrawn her home as a bail address so effectively, Fulton is no fixed abode.
Fulton's defence counsel said that according to the defendant, he was walking to his girlfriend's house on Sandy Row when 'he says he was assaulted by this injured party.'
The barrister argued that with no history of sexual offending, that Fulton could be granted bail subject to an approved address.
District Judge Amanda Henderson agreed and freeing Fulton on bail, she adjourned the case to 22 August.
