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Ethan Davies & Rebekah McVey

Mum exposed her breasts and sexually assaulted a cop before spitting at another

A mum who exposed her breasts, dropped her trousers, sexually assaulted an officer and spat on another called police when she'd been spiked.

In August last year, at around 6.30am, Sophie Nicole Cleary, 29, informed cops she'd been locked out of her home and said she had been sexually assaulted.

When police arrived, she seemed to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.

Clearly, from Oldham, called police again by 9.30am when she was at her mum's house , Manchester Evening News reported.

She said she had been sexually assaulted the previous night having been at a pal's house for drinks and was afraid she'd been spiked.

When officers arrived, Cleary did not engage with them, choosing to stay on the phone to a 999 operator for over 40 minutes.

Sophie Nicole Cleary. (M.E.N)

When she did come off the call, she exposed her breasts to the two officers, asking, in reference to their body cameras: "Do you want me to show this to your camera?"

Cleary called the officers 'b******s', before dropping her trousers and exposing her backside.

She then pressed her bare bottom against the officer. She also pressed her knee into the back of one of the officers.

Cops then left the house.

Later, Cleary was put in a police van, before being arrested when she started to kick the doors.

She spat at one of the officers - during a period when Oldham was experiencing high rates of Covid-19, the court heard.

In mitigation, it was said Cleary has been diagnosed with various mental health conditions, which worsen when she is put under high levels of stress.

Her son's father has just been released from prison after a series of 'serious offences', the judge heard.

Cleary is also a carer for her mother, who has various physical medical conditions.

Judge Mary Prior QC said: "All that we know is that on August 15, you called the police in distress because you believed you had been assaulted.

"We have no idea of whether that is because you received a drug you did not intend to take or because of the drink.

"You concede that you dealt with this in a bad way. You behaved aggressively.

"When they were trying to help you, you spat in one of their faces. That is a disgusting thing to do."

Cleary, of Conrad Close, Oldham, pleaded guilty to sexual assault; and two counts of assaulting an emergency service worker.

She was made the subject of an 18-month community order; ordered to undertake a 30-day rehabilitation programme; and handed a night time curfew.

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