John Wafer: Gardener convicted for sexually touching woman with disability

A man who sexually attacked a woman diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, playing her a pornographic video before putting his hand down her top, has fronted court.

John Wafer has been convicted of sexually touching a disabled woman.

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A gardener who sexually attacked a woman diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, putting his hand down her top after playing her some porn, has been convicted in Campbelltown Local Court.

The court heard John Wafer, 61, had arrived at the victim’s home two hours early to complete a gardening job on October 10 last year.

The married man of 28 years called for the victim to come outside, where he reached forward and grabbed her chest, the court heard.

John Wafer.

After she returned inside, Wafer asked to use the toilet and unzipped his fly in front of her before playing her a a pornographic video.

He was told to go outside, which he did, but on a later occasion he put his hand down her top, triggering the victim to say “don’t you touch me again”.

Magistrate George Breton, when sentencing Wafer, said the man initially denied his criminal behaviour telling police he had fallen onto the woman as he walked backwards and that she was drunk. He ultimately pleaded guilty to the charge of sexual touching without consent.

The court heard Wafer, who was convicted of indecent assault in the late 1980s, lost his job immediately following the incident.

“(Wafer) understands he has done something that is incorrect to him, to the victim and to society and he wishes to have a second chance to improve himself and deal with his psychological issues,” his lawyer said.

Mr Breton ruled Wafer didn’t genuinely believe his actions were “terribly wrong” and sentenced him to a 30-month community corrections order with conviction.