THE victim of a sexual assault at a Ryde takeaway spoke tearfully to an Isle of Wight court of the trauma David Morris-Perry has caused her.

The former Isle of Wight man was caught on CCTV randomly sexually touching the woman at Sam's Chicken on the evening of September 25.

Morris-Perry, formerly of West Hill Road, Ryde, admitted sexually assaulting a woman.

The victim, with a friend, went to the takeaway to get chips after a night out. Morris-Perry was already at the counter waiting for his order.

"Both were stood at the counter and she noticed he was under the influence of alcohol," said Ann Smout, prosecuting, at the Isle of Wight Magistrates' Court on Monday.

"She made a friendly comment to him along the lines of 'had a good night tonight?' He then made a comment about her being beautiful."

The victim told the police that out of nowhere, Morris-Perry leaned towards her and grabbed her bottom, then moved his hand between her legs.

"I didn't know what he was going to do next. I started to shout at him as I was so shocked," said the victim in her police statement.

"I said to him: You should be disgusted. Do you have sisters, a mother, daughter? How would you feel if they were touched that way without consent?"

As Morris-Perry held his head in his hands and turned to the wall in shame, she began filming him on her mobile phone, giving a running commentary about what he had done to her and how she felt about it, explained Mrs Smout.

The victim told her friend, waiting outside, what had happened, while Morris-Perry stood at the counter waiting for his food.

Morris-Perry, with no previous convictions, was arrested and, during his police interview the next day, he said he had been out drinking alone and consumed about nine pints of cider.

The 49-year-old, of Gaweswell Terrace, Houghton-Le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, said he did not recall going into Sam's Chicken that night or sexually assaulting anyone.

"He was shown CCTV of the incident and said he was horrified by what he saw. The woman was clearly upset. He accepted she would have no reason to lie and that he had touched her sexually," Mrs Smout told the bench.

The victim read her own statement to the court from the witness box.

Fighting back the tears, she said: "In the shop, I remember shouting 'You little creep', but it wasn't until I got home I realised the impact his actions had on my emotional and psychological wellbeing.

"I feel ashamed, disgusting and unclean. His actions have made me feel vulnerable as a woman.

"I don't feel safe in public places, considering how openly this vile individual did this in public.

"As a victim of historic sexual abuse, the impact this man's actions have had will be months of therapy and recovery."

A letter of apology from Morris-Perry was passed on to the victim.

For Morris-Perry, Barry Arnett said: "This is an unusual case. The facts speak for themselves. There is no justification for what happened.

"I can't say, he can't say and neither can the author of the pre-sentencing report say why he committed this offence. It's absolutely bizarre.

"He had no memory of having done it, nor any idea why he would have done it, but he was mortified by what he had done."

Morris-Perry was handed a 16-week prison term, suspended for 12 months, to include 35 probation sessions.

He must pay £85 costs and a £128 victim surcharge.

He will be on the Sex Offenders' Register for seven years.