Trina Renae Bailey faces Toowoomba Magistrates Court for common assault, mid-range drink driving
A drink-driving Toowoomba mum assaulted her six-year-old’s female teacher when she ran her hands over her backside before saying something extremely obscene.
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A woman who drunkenly groped her daughter’s teacher, before crashing her car into a fence, had formed the belief that text messages between the pair were more than a feeling, a court has been told.
Trina Renae Bailey faced Toowoomba Magistrates Court on Tuesday where she pleaded guilty to common assault and driving a motor vehicle over the middle alcohol limit.
The court was told that in the weeks leading up to June 2, 2022, the 26-year-old had attended the Toowoomba school to pick up her six-year-old daughter smelling of alcohol, and had inappropriately touched her daughter’s teacher despite her numerous requests for Bailey to stop.
Things came to a head when on June 2 when Bailey went to the victim’s classroom and hugged her, before running her hand down the victim’s backside and making a sexual remark to a nearby male teacher.
“I hope you’re having sex with that, if I had a dick I would be,” the court heard Baily said.
Police prosecutor Senior Constable Leea Trewin said the victim made a complaint to police and had said the conduct had made her feel “anxious”.
At 5.50pm that same day, police were called to a unit complex after Bailey crashed into fence.
After speaking to a witness and finding Bailey near her vehicle, she returned a reading of 0.137.
Bailey’s solicitor Kristy Smith said her client had misunderstood text messages from the victim and had been flattered by the interactions between the pair. Ms Smith said her client had stopped drinking since the incident.
Magistrate Louise Shephard said the victim was entitled to feel safe in the workplace.
Bailey was convicted and sentenced to 18 months probation, and a nine month disqualification.
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