McDonald's supervisor guilty of sexually assaulting trainee

A McDonald's supervisor has been recovered blameworthy of sexually assaulting a trainee.

Geary Tolontino Fernandes, 34, of Warneford Close successful Toothill, Swindon, was tried astatine Swindon Magistrates' Court.

He sexually assaulted the unfortunate successful the restaurant's freezer successful December 2022, aboriginal claiming the interaction had not been deliberate.

Fernandes is owed to beryllium sentenced connected 28 September.

He claimed that the interaction was accidental, but the justice dismissed this aft almighty grounds from the trainee.

Local Crime Investigator Tina Willison said: "I privation to commend the unfortunate for coming guardant and speaking to america astir this incidental - and for past speaking astir it successful court.

"She has shown singular bravery and I'm pleased it has resulted successful a blameworthy verdict for Fernandes today.

"Fernandes intelligibly took vantage of his presumption arsenic supervisor of the branch, abusing his presumption of spot by preying connected a caller subordinate of staff."

Ms Willison said that victims of intersexual battle volition ever beryllium listened to.