A MAN who admitted sexually assaulting another man in a Stevenston takeaway has avoided jail

Alexander William Bennett touched the other man’s private parts before exposing his own and fondling himself during the incident on September 30 last year.

The 30-year-old appeared at court last month and pled guilty to both offences.

Bennett, of Burns Avenue in Saltcoats, returned to court last week where his defence solicitor, Gordon Ghee said his client had drank too much alcohol.

He said: “He is an individual who had far too much to drink on the night in question and as a result his behaviour was different and it affected his rationale and decision making.”

Sheriff Shirley Foran sentenced Bennett to a Community Payback Order with 18 months supervision and 100 hours unpaid work.