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A man who had sex with his mother in "disgusting" offences has walked free from court.
He had been estranged from his mother as a child but after coming back to the North East he slept with her on a number of occasions when she was drunk.
Newcastle Crown Courtheard the man, who cannot be named because his mother has lifelong anonymity as a victim of a sex offence, was cleared of raping his mother after a trial but pleaded guilty to two offences of having sexual intercourse with an adult relative.
Daniel Cordey, prosecuting, said the woman was drinking heavily at the time of the offences. He told the court: "In her words, he started to take advantage of her sexually.”
"She would often binge drink and would be very drunk. Against that background, he was drinking as well. He had sex with her at least five times."
The man, of
Newcastle, who is known to be a local season ticket holder at St James Park, was sentenced to a two-year community order with rehabilitation and told he must sign the sex offenders register for five years.