AFTER a trial, a Banbury man is now due to be sentenced for sexually assaulting a woman in Oxford.

Oliver Joy, of George Street, Banbury, was on trial at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (August 7) charged with one count of sexual assault on a female.

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It was heard that the 43-year-old had sexually assaulted a woman on February 21 this year in Oxford. The complainant cannot be named for legal reasons.

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He was charged under the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

Joy was found guilty and his case has now been adjourned for a sentencing hearing.

He is next due to appear in the same court on October 1 for his sentence. He could face a prison sentence or/and a fine.