A woman has been placed on the sex offenders register and been ordered to attend counselling after licking an MSP’s neck.
Elspeth Wood approached a member of the Scottish Parliament while they were out campaigning for the general election on May 27, 2024.
She made a sexual comment towards the MSP before hugging and licking them on the neck.
The 57-year-old pled guilty to acting in a threatening and abusive manner towards an elected official, an offence under Section 38(1) of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010, in February.
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A non-harassment order, stopping her from contacting her victim, was also granted for a three-year period.
The sheriff accepted the prosecutor’s submissions that there was a significant sexual element to the offence, and placed Wood on the sex offenders register for the same period.
11 Comments
SenatorCollins@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 1y
Yeah, that’s not very typical. I’d like to make that point.
GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 1y
Was the MSP in the environment at the time?
SenatorCollins@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Well, the MSP was towed outside the environment.
Coreidan@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
What a dumb ass
Eyekaytee@aussie.zone · -2 pts · 1y
feels a bit overkill tbh
Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone · -1 pts · 1y
Sexualising assault is only ok on men? Got it.
Other@lemmy.sdf.org · 5 pts · 1y
The MSP is a woman.
Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone · 0 pts · 1y
Shame, men's sa should be treated the same not as a joke
Eyekaytee@aussie.zone · -1 pts · 1y
somehow i think he’ll survive
FelixCress@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 1y
It is. Ridiculous.
wewbull@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 1y
Sounds like sexual harassment to me.