Women caught performing sex act in shop doorway during school run

SARAH CRAWFORD AND ROSALIND FITZGERALD HAD BEEN AT AN ALL-NIGHT PARTY AND WERE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL WHEN THEY STARTED TOUCHING EACH OTHER IN A SHOP DOORWAY HAYLEY PARKER and SARA

NICHOL 08:59, 21 May 2025 Two women left onlookers aghast when they engaged in a sexual act in a shop doorway - as children walked to school. Sarah Crawford and Rosalind Fitzgerald had been

partying all night and were under the influence when they began fondling each other outside the store. A court was told bystanders were shocked as the pair then participated in a sex act at

8.45am. One witness was so repulsed they phoned police, Stoke on Trent Live reports. Crawford, 39, and Fitzgerald, 42, were subsequently arrested and charged with outraging public decency,

to which they both pleaded guilty at a previous hearing. The duo appeared in the dock at Newcastle Magistrates' Court this week for sentencing. Prosecutor Paul Anderson stated the women

had been partying until the morning of December 11 last year. Article continues below Mr Anderson said: "Essentially, both parties had been to an all-night party, drinking into the

early hours. They then engaged in the conduct you have heard about outside a shop at 8.45am to the disgust of passers-by "Also, at that time of day, there would have been children going

to school." Magistrates were informed Fitzgerald, who already owes £12,000 to the courts, had several difficulties in her life and pled guilty at the first opportunity. JOIN THE DAILY

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her client's remorse: "She's incredibly disgusted in herself. She's lightly convicted and was last before the courts in 2019." The magistrates responded by handing

a 12-month community order and £120 fine. Article continues below Andy O'Hanlon, acting for Crawford of North Shields, requested a postponement to allow time for a pre-sentence report

to be compiled. Magistrates consented and granted Crawford bail until the next court appearance on July 4.