Randy couple caught on CCTV having sex in between shelves in McColl’s Post Office
Matthew Farrell, 31, dropped his trousers while girlfriend Antoinette Liddell, 34, performed a sex act on him after an all-day booze binge in Ripon, North Yorks
A RANDY couple were caught on CCTV having sex in the aisle of a city centre Post Office after an all-day drinking binge, a court heard.
Matthew Farrell, 31, dropped his trousers while girlfriend Antoinette Liddell, 34, performed a sex act on him in the McColl's corner shop in Ripon, North Yorks.
They thought stacked shelves would give them some privacy but late shift supervisor Sam Allen heard their moans and chucked them out of the shop.
A horrified store manager later checked the security camera footage and called in police.
JPs in Harrogate, North Yorks, ruled the footage was too explicit to be played in open court.
Prosecutor Katy Varlow said: “The CCTV showed Mr Farrell with his trousers around his ankles and Miss Liddell performing oral sex on him.
“The member of staff was disgusted by what she saw. It was distressing.”
The jobless couple stood with their heads bowed in court as their solicitor pleaded for them not to be sent to jail.
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Clive Farndon said in mitigation: “Both Mr Farrell and Miss Liddell have said they feel deeply ashamed.
“They are so embarrassed by their conduct on this occasion, they have not touched a drop of alcohol since.”
The couple slipped into the store - formerly Bondgate Post Office - at 9.30pm on July 30 when the streets were crowded with locals celebrating the city’s patron saint on St Wilfrid’s Day.
Mother of two Liddell and her lover Farrell had been drinking since noon, the court heard.
Magistrates sentenced each of them to a 12-month community order, including a 7am to 7pm curfew at their homes for 12 weeks, and a £170 fine.
Farrell was also told to attend a ten-day rehabilitation course.
A spokesman for retail group McColl's said: "We informed the police of the incident and are unable to comment further."
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