Eat my carrot...later we will use a stick...

Last Updated: Friday, 7 December 2007 E-mail this to a friend Printable version

' Fake penis' sex attacker jailed

A sex attacker who hid a carrot in his trousers and pretended it was his erect penis has been jailed for 18 months. Driving instructor Stephen Cooney, 51, groped three female learner drivers in a series of attacks on Teesside dating back to 2002. A jury at Teesside Crown Court found him guilty of two indecent assaults and two sexual assaults. Cooney, of Marske-by-the-Sea near Redcar, told the court the carrot incident was a "practical joke". The court heard how Cooney put the 12-inch carrot down his trousers and told a pupil in her 40s that a perfectly executed manoeuvre was so good that it had given him an erection. He then took her hand and made her touch the vegetable before showing her the carrot, the court heard. He denied placing her hand on his groin, but admitted hiding the vegetable in his pocket.