Caterer Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting Teenage Girl

A boozy cocaine-snorting caterer, who sexually assaulted a 16 year-old girl after providing food and drink at a funeral wake, has received a suspended prison sentence.

Maurice Fuller, 53, who claims his business is now in ruins, struck three times after taking a cocktail of drink and drugs.

At Inner London Crown Court he claimed to have now completed 195 days of cocaine rehab.

Fuller pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assaulting the teenager on November 15 and twice on December 5, last year.

He received thirty-three weeks imprisonment, suspended for two years and must complete thirty-one days of the Probation Service’s sex offenders Horizon Programme, plus ten days of a rehabilitation activity requirement.

Fuller was also made subject to a ten-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and must sign the sex offenders register for the next ten years.

The locations of the offences were in a vehicle outside Fenstanton Primary School, Tulse Hill; outside an industrial unit in West Norwood and at a residential address in Upper Norwood.

Fuller told the court he and others were drinking heavily while catering the funeral.

“A bottle of Hennessy was given and everybody helped themselves,” he said, insisting he had no sinister intention to get the young victim drunk.

“I had a bit of vodka, half a pint and half a bottle of rum and cocaine, about for of five lines,” said Fuller.

Before one of the assaults Fuller was in a local park at midday doing drink and drugs.

“I was in the park drinking rum,” he told the court. “I had about two or three lines of cocaine. I regret it.

“Now my business has gone.”

The prosecution suggest Fuller deliberately drove the teenage girl somewhere “dark and secluded” to sexually assault her on one of the occasions.