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Pervert ex-teacher who groped girl in shop spared jail despite previous convictions

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A ex-teacher with an 'unhealthy interest in teenage girls' groped a 12-year-old girl after following her around a shop. Ian Hamilton left his victim, who was alone at the time, in a 'genuine state of fear' when she noticed him 'looking' before approaching her.

The 57-year-old walked behind her saying 'excuse me' - lifting her coat and touching her bottom as he did so, Manchester Crown Court heard.

He then asked if she knew of any takeaways close-by, to which the girl responded saying she wasn't sure, before Hamilton left.

The mother of the victim said her child was left seriously distressed by the incident, Manchester Evening News reports. Following a trial, Hamilton, of Bury, was found guilty of one count of sexual assault.Yesterday he was handed a two-year community order with a number of conditions.The court heard Hamilton has two previous convictions for harassment against girls, aged 16 and 15, both of which took place in 2003, where he again previously received a community punishment.David Bentley, prosecuting, told the court that on the morning of November 23, 2018, the girl entered the Spar in Whitefield and was looking in the sweet and crisp aisle when she became aware someone was watching her.“She realised a man was following her whilst she went down a further aisle - she felt he would not stop looking at her,” Mr Bentley said.“He walked behind her in the sweet aisle and said ‘excuse me’ before he lifted her coat and touched her bottom.“She was against the wall of the aisle and felt in shock and paranoid.”Hamilton then made the bizarre comment about a nearby takeaway before leaving the store.He was tracked down following analysis of the CCTV which showed him getting out cash earlier that morning.A member of

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