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A woman has been been sentenced to community service after being found guilty of assault but not guilty of sexual assault on a drag queen while at a Bristol night club.

Jayde Clowting, had been on trial for the offences at Bristol Crown Court and the jury came to their verdict on Friday (September 20).

Clowting had pleaded not guilty to the charges against her but the jury found her her guilty of assault.

At the sentencing (September 20) Clowting was given a 10 day community order for the assault which she will have to carry out over a 12 month period.

She was acquitted of the sexual assault offence.

The offences related to incidents which happened on Saturday, December 15 in 2018 at the Queenshilling nightclub, a popular venue for the LGBT+ community.

Clowting was accused of "caressing the bum" of a drag queen who was at the nightclub with his boyfriend and friends and later getting involved in a fight with them along with her friend Lana Stancer.

Ms Sarah Regan defending described the fight that took place as "momentary".

Clowting, who is in her 50s, was said to be an exemplary mother who runs a successful business.

Ms Regan asked the His Honour Judge Horton to pass the shortest sentence he was able to.

Judge Horton told the defendant he had found her actions on the night in question to be "serious" and said the level of violence towards the complainant could have led to someone being seriously hurt.

However he did find to have been a reaction to having had too much alcohol which she was not used to drinking.

He also acknowledged the difficulties Clowting had faced as a trans woman and believed her anger was partly a symptom of being the victim of transphobia for many years.

He said: "You should be and can become a credit to society for what you've been through, you're someone capable of helping others go through what you have gone through.

"The community order I have sentenced you may help you deal with anger and aggression and it might help you with aspects of your life and thinking."

Judge Horton said Clowting would have to pay an £85 victim surcharge and ended the hearing by wishing the defendant well.

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