Former councillor guilty of one count of sexual assault at wife’s leaving party
A former Newham Council member has been found guilty of sexual assault at drinks arranged by his wife as she was moving department within the council.
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Daniel Lee-Phakoe, 38, of Libra Road, Newham, was found guilty of one count of sexual assault by touching by a jury at Inner London Crown Court.
The assault took place in May 2023.
According to City of London Police, Lee-Phakoe approached the victim – who cannot be named for legal reasons – and carried out “a series of persistent and unwelcome verbal sexual approaches, including a proposal of a sexual encounter in the bathroom”.
Lee-Phakoe also approached the victim’s side of the table, stood next to her and pinched her bottom with his left hand. The victim stated that Lee-Phakoe pinched her bottom at least ten times.
She described the Labour councillor’s approach as "both violating, aggressive and manipulative in assaulting me in a public place with his wife in the same bar and only a short distance away".
Lee-Phakoe will be sentenced at a later date.
Adam Carey
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