Michael Hill: Dubbo pub sexual touching victim speaks out

A young woman subjected to a vile sexual touching incident by a Dubbo father at a popular local pub has spoken out after he faced court over the crime.

A young woman subjected to a sickening sexual touching incident at a Dubbo pub has spoken out after her attacker was punished in court.

Michael Hill, 47, was sentenced to an eight-month intensive corrections order after he pleaded guilty to sexually touching another person without consent at Dubbo Local Court last week.

The Dubbo father had admitted to putting his hand inside a young woman’s underwear and touching her genitalia outside the Western Star Hotel in Dubbo.

“What’s so wrong with giving an old man a hard on,” Hill said at the time, according to court documents.

The woman tearfully revealed the incident to her companions before leaving the venue and made a report to Dubbo police the following day.

The victim made a brief statement to The Dubbo News after Hill was sentenced in court.

“I’m not too sure what to say, I’m just happy people can see who he really is,” the woman wrote.

Court documents state Hill works as a kitchen hand at the Night’s Grill in Dubbo.

Police facts tendered to the court revealed the sinister events in the minutes before Hill’s crime took place.

“The accused commented on how pretty the girls at the table were and made comments in relation to the girls’ breasts,” court documents state.

Hill then said to the victim “you’re gorgeous too but not as gorgeous as (the woman next to you)” before suggesting the pair “did … porn” together.

The incident took place while Hill was smoking with the victim outside the venue, shortly before he asked her for a kiss as she attempted to push him away.

Hill’s wife was inside the venue when the assault occurred.

On April 27, Magistrate Theresa Hamilton was frank in her assessment of Hill’s actions, saying “it is among the most serious type of this offence.”

“There was direct skin on skin contact,” Ms Hamilton said.

Hill’s solicitor told the court his client believed he “did not deserve forgiveness” for what he had done.

“It was not just one touching incident, it involved a number of unwelcomed touches to this person,” Ms Hamilton continued.

“There is also the age difference to consider, the victim was quite a lot younger.”

Ms Hamilton acknowledged Hill was heavily intoxicated when the event occurred but nevertheless said the Section 5 threshold – where some kind of prison term must apply – was well and truly crossed.

However, Ms Hamilton ruled Hill could serve the prison term as an intensive corrections order for eight months.

Hill was also convicted and ordered to complete 100 hours of community service, along with drug and alcohol counselling.