Who has been in the dock at Portsmouth Crown Court as child sexual assault charges dropped
These people all appeared at Portsmouth Crown Court on Wednesday, May 27.
Ashleigh Harris, 35 from Washbrook Road, Paulsgrove, pleaded guilty to one count of assault. His custody time limit will expire on Friday, July 3.
Damian Whittaker, 32 from Boxwood Close, Waterlooville, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to supply a controlled Class A drug, namely cocaine. He was remanded on unconditional bail, and will next appear in court on Wednesday, July 22.
Harrison Bowler, 21 from Bury Road, Gosport, was found not guilty of one count of raping a girl age 13-15, one count of meeting a girl under 16 following grooming, one count of engaging in sexual communication with a child, one count of engaging in non penetrative sexual activity with girl 13-15, and one count of common assault, after the prosecution offered no evidence. He has been discharged, and bail conditions have been cancelled.
Karl Foster, 48 from Griffin Crescent, Littlehampton, pleaded guilty to one count of coercive or controlling behaviour, one count of intentional strangulation, one count of intentional suffocation, one count of actual bodily harm, and one count of stalking. He was remanded in custody, and will be sentenced on Tuesday, July 21.