Steven Carlisle was jailed for sexually assaulting a woman in Hatfield Garden Village
- Credit: Herts police
A man has been sent to prison after he sexually assaulted a woman in Hatfield Garden Village last year.
Steven Carlisle, 23, of Manor Parade, Hatfield, was sentenced to two years and six months in prison at St Albans Crown Court, and has also been placed on the sex offenders register for an indefinite period.
The court heard that at around 4.50pm on Friday, March 20 last year, a woman in her 50s was walking her dogs along Great Braitch Lane when she noticed Carlisle behind her.
Dangerous Hatfield man exposed himself and touched woman s face while she was out walking her dogs
Police commended the victim s strength and bravery throughout the case
Steven Carlisle, 23, of Manor Parade in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, was jailed (Image: Herts Police)
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A dangerous Herts man who sexually assaulted a woman while she was out walking her dogs has been jailed.
St Albans Crown Court in Hertfordshire is facing a backlog of cases. St Albans Crown Court is facing an increasing backlog of cases, figures show. A Parliamentary report has warned that the coronavirus pandemic has left the courts system in England and Wales in “crisis”, with a backlog of cases that will take years to clear. Ministry of Justice figures show that St Albans Crown Court, which sees much of the county s cases, had 917 outstanding at the end of December. This was an increase of 8% from the end of September and 27.9% at the end of 2019, when there were 717. The Lords Constitution Committee has urged the Government to set out urgent plans, including new funding, to stop public confidence in the justice system being undermined.
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