'Brighton bottom slapper' who assaulted 24 women beats prison sentence because he can't speak English
A 22-year-old man, who has been dubbed as the "Brighton bottom slapper" for allegedly groping women from his bike, has reportedly avoided a prison sentence after a judge during the hearing was told that the man suffers from mental health problems and cannot speak English.
The man, identified as Constantin Barbutu, reportedly slapped or groped women's bottoms as they walked along the street and, before the women have time to react, he quickly pedals off, according to the Daily Mail. Reports state that around 24 women complained of being a victim to the "serial bottom slapper" between September 2016 and February 2017.
The man, who is a Romanian dishwasher, reportedly came before the court on Friday. However, he was let go on a 12-month suspended sentence. Barbutu, during the hearing, admitted to 11 charges of sexual assault, while ten other counts were ordered to lie on file, reports state.