Leeds dad jailed for sexually assaulting his son's girlfriend while she was asleep in bed

The former solider, who is in his fifties, crept into the room where she slept, got into bed beside her and groped her.

The defendant was jailed for 16 months after pleading guilty to sexual assault.

The incident happened when the defendant was staying overnight in his son's home in Leeds just before Christmas 2018.

Prosecutor Chloe Hudson said the defendant, his son and his son's partner went out for dinner together before returning to the house.

They continued drinking and the defendant drank a full bottle of whisky.

At some stage the defendant was alone with the young woman in the living room when he became upset.

The woman gave him a hug.

The defendant then told her he was sexually attracted to her and wanted to kiss her.

His son came into the room and told his father to go to bed as he had heard what he had said.

The couple went to sleep in the defendant's son's bedroom, with the woman sleeping in the bed and his son sleeping on the floor because he was drunk.

The defendant went to a spare bedroom opposite his son's bedroom.