A MAN who bombarded a female hostel worker with vile and salacious comments and sexual insults, before headbutting a glass door window and punching a fire box, was jailed.

Nathan John Hobbs admitted a 'non-contact' assault against a female employee and causing £500 worth criminal damage at Sandham House supported housing facility, in Fort Street, Sandown, on Friday (December 3).

In admitting the offences, Hobbs flouted a suspended sentence order (SSO) — eight weeks' jail, suspended for six months, imposed by Portsmouth magistrates last month — and an 18-month probation order, imposed on May 7.

The assault victim tried to calm down Hobbs, 27, a resident at Sandham House, who was angry and she offered to help him resolve issues.

As they were walking towards the garden, Hobbs made salacious remarks to her.

Hobbs, of no fixed address, initially apologised, but then said the woman was scared and intimidated by him, and said: "I'm not going to rape you or pin you down."

The shocked woman went to the office and told colleagues.

She went to let him into his room, but Hobbs bombarded her with sexual insults, then headbutted a glass door panel, which covered her in shards, and punched a fire box off the wall.

He continued his tirade of abuse to her, then two colleagues ordered him off the premises.

Hobbs, who was later evicted, texted the hostel to say the staff were horrible people and he made threats to self harm and take his own life.

The assaulted woman said in a statement: "This experience shook me to the core. I don't want to work with him ever again."

Hobbs, when arrested, told the police he recalled damaging the fire box, but not the headbutt or using sexualised language.

"These were particularly unpleasant offences against people trying to look after him," said Mrs Smout.

For Hobbs, Oscar Vincent said the incident had not been fuelled by drink or drugs, but by the grief felt for his father dying the week before and his mother five years ago.

Mr Vincent said his client also suffers pre-existing, diagnosed schizophrenia, anxiety and depression, together with symptoms of the same illness his father died from.

"During the incident he was upset and his emotions spilled out. He has deteriorating mental health and was in a dark place — but accepts his demeanour caused upset," said Mr Vincent.

"He apologises to staff."

Magistrates handed Hobbs 12 weeks' imprisonment and ordered him to pay Sandham House and his female victim £100 each in compensation.