Family's horror after they walk into couple having sex on canal towpath behind Morrisons
26.10.2023 - 09:23
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A family were shocked when they stumbled across a couple enjoying an al fresco sex session on a canal towpath. Chloe Dobson, 21, and her partner, Peter Penman, were spotted by the family - including three children - in broad daylight at around 8pm on June 2 this year.
They were walking on the towpath behind Morrisons in Barrow-in-Furness when they saw Dobson ‘bouncing around’ on Penman’s lap on a bench. Then the couple lay on the ground carrying on their frolics, Preston Crown Court heard.
Shocked, the father took out his mobile phone and took photos of the couple, which he sent to the police, LancsLive reports. He said that his younger children didn’t understand, although it was obvious to him, his wife and their oldest child what was going on.
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When officers arrived they found Dobson pulling up her trousers. Both she and Penman, 32, were extremely drunk, the court heard.
In an interview with the police, Dobson, of Sefton Road, Morecambe, said she did not really remember what had gone on. However the following day, she posted on Facebook that she "had the wildest day and night!".
Sentencing, Recorder Graham Lowe said: "This is a serious offence. this type of behaviour in a public place should not be tolerated. It is aggravated by the fact it was in the presence of children 80 yards away."
A pre-sentence report stated Dobson was "extremely vulnerable" and does not have a particularly mature outlook on life.
"Your thinking skills and ability to deal with things appear to be wanting", Recorder Lowe said. He handed Dobson a 12 month