Trans Advocate Has Dancefloor Sex Charge Dropped

A transgender rights campaigner has been cleared of groping a female between the legs on the dance floor of a ‘Killing Kittens’ party at the Ministry of Sound.

Cynthia Fortlage, 60, who describes themselves as an “award-winning global gender diversity consultant, speaker, mentor, writer,” had always fought the charge and it was dropped two weeks before the trial.

Irish-born Fortlage, of Gillies Street, Kentish Town was charged with assault by penetration at the landmark Elephant and Castle venue in south London on December 29, 2022.

Fortlage pleaded not guilty and was due to stand trial at Inner London Crown Court on December 1, but the Crown Prosecution Service offered no evidence during a short hearing last week.

Fortlage always denied there was any physical contact on the dance floor, but did say there was consensual kissing with the complainant in the club.

In 2024 Fortlage was a ‘Hero of the Year’ finalist at the British Diversity Awards and also served on the board of Outright International, a global LGBTIQ organisation.

The IT executive claims to have spoken at over 475 events in over thirty countries and was National Board Chair for ‘Women’s March Canada’ and Board President of the ‘Rainbow Resource Centre.’

Emergency Call Centre Boss Sentenced For Harassing Female Colleague

Guilty: Wayne O'Sullivan

A police 999 emergency call centre boss, who claimed singer Ronan Keating was his cousin and sent fake messages from the star to a married female colleague he became infatuated with, has been sentenced.

Wayne O’Sullivan, 46, a supervisor at Met Command and Control, also dramatically smashed an “elaborate” Easter egg he bought for the woman into the office bin when she rejected the gift.

He also gave her the pet name ‘Brunchie’ in WhatsApp messages and gave her a note in the emergency call centre addressed to ‘Miss FussyKnickers,’ Croydon Magistrates’ Court was told.

Married O’Sullivan, of Watson Way, Stanstead was convicted of harassing Samantha Davis between June 4 and June 7, last year.

District Judge Polly Gledhill told the first-time offender, who fought the charge for over a year: “This is an offence over a prolonged period.

“You set up a fake WhatsApp account. You contacted the victim and the evidence was that you also planned to send a number of very sinister emails.

“It was persistent conduct intended to maximise fear.”

O’Sullivan received an eighteen-month Community Order, which includes twenty-eight days rehabilitation.

He was also made subject to a two-year restraining order, prohibiting contact with Ms Davis.

O’Sullivan must also pay a £500 fine, plus £650 costs and a £114 victim surcharge.

Mrs Davis told the trial she has worked at the Metropolitan Police’s Lambeth centre for 17 years and O’Sullivan was her supervisor.

They were platonic friends, but married O’Sullivan began giving her unwanted gifts such as expensive Jimmy Choo perfume, called ‘I Want Choo.’

He also bought her hair care products and Italian liqueur Disaronno.

“He was up and down, like Jekyll and Hyde and was putting a lot of his worries on me,” Mrs Davis told the court from behind a screen. 

“He would get angry if I did not reply to his messages straight away and it got too much. I felt like I was being watched.”

On March 27, last year she received a ‘goodie bag’ from O’Sullivan, including a signed picture of rock group Queen; an autographed photo of Ronan Keating; chocolate and hair care products.

“Her said Ronan Keating was his cousin, but said to keep it quiet,” explained Mrs Davis, adding her husband Les was not thrilled about O’Sullivan’s attention.

“He was not happy and did not think it was normal behaviour. It was all unwanted attention and constant text messages and I found the Jimmy Choo perfume quite creepy.

“He was intimidating me and liked to play the victim and make me look wrong all the time and that I was not grateful.”

Work Colleague: Samantha Davis

During the complainant’s period of sick leave O’Sullivan also deposited £2,000 and then two payments of £1,000 into her bank account, which she returned.

“He said: ‘I want to help you.’ He did not realise the dread I was feeling.”

On March 30, last year O’Sullivan placed an Easter egg on her desk in full view of work colleagues, attaching a note, which read: ‘This is your Easter egg. I’ve had it for four weeks. Fell free to put it in the bin or give it away.’

“It was quite a big, elaborate Easter egg. I was embarrassed and mortified,” said Mrs Davis, who returned the gift to the defendant’s desk.

She also added a note, which read: ‘I can’t believe you left this on my desk with this note for everyone to see. I’ve told you how much trouble your gifts give me. No more presents. Stop.’

“He stormed across the room and launched the egg into the empty bin with such force the partition shook and the noise caused me and my colleagues to jump. It was quite scary and he had a red, angry face.”

She blocked O’Sullivan on WhatsApp, but not before telling him he was “narcissist” and “controlling”. 

“I sent him that message, telling him what I thought of him.

“It was awful, unbearable to be at the office. He would face in the direction I sat and watch me with this red, angry face all the time.

“It was horrible. I did not feel safe going to work. I was afraid to go down to the car park to my car in case he was there.”

While busy despatching police to emergency calls Mrs Davis felt O’Sullivan’s presence near her desk as he gave her a birthday note, addressing her as ‘Miss FussyKnickers’.

“What was a few minutes felt like a lifetime as he stood in front of me while I was working.”

The defendant followed up with more unwanted phone texts like: “It hurts so much. Why don’t you care about me anymore? It’s a living hell, you must have noticed the weight I lost and I feel like jumping in front of a bus.”

A bogus message purportedly from Ronan Keating asked the victim to have sympathy for O’Sullivan. “He sits on his own in his car at the scene of his daughter’s death.”

Things took a more sinister turn when O’Sullivan posed as the female partner of a former control centre employee, Luke, accusing the victim of an affair with her one time colleague.

One message read: “Stop contacting my Luke, you bitch,” and another: “Block him and stop contacting him or I will destroy your marriage.”

O’Sullivan included the correct phone number of Mrs Davis’ husband in some of the messages.

The victim was ordered to comply or face consequences. “This way everyone keeps their partners and it won’t get messy.”

“I thought it was Wayne straight away. In his phone text messages he puts a full stop after a question mark and that is incorrect grammar,” said Mrs Davis.

“In the Ronan Keating one’s the same grammatical error is there with the question mark.”

Police also exposed that even though O’Sullivan switched SIM cards, the harassing messages came from his phone.

He claimed a woman called ‘Chloe’, who he enjoyed a brief affair with, sent the messages when she borrowed his phone to play an installed game.

O’Sullivan told the trial he was under tremendous mental strain at the time as he was suspended and subject to a nine-month disciplinary investigation over his handling of a missing person report that ended in tragedy.

“I dismissed the missing person report and later the person was found dead in their flat,” he told the trial. “I had a breakdown of sorts and lost three stone in weight.

“I was suspended, distraught. I needed medical help, but was too embarrassed to ask for help.”

During his suspension O’Sullivan was still expected to complete his hours in the office, where he spent most of his time on his iPad.

Regarding Mrs Davis he said: “We became very close friends emotionally. She has cried down the phone to me twice and told me of her troubles and I told her mine.”

On the birthday note he explained: “I was trying to make things up and apologise and say I really cared for her as a friend.

“Because I was suspended I was left to sit in a chair for twelve hours with northing to do.”

He admitted sending the Ronan Keating texts. “That was me crying for help again.”

O’Sullivan insisted Chloe, who he has lost contact with, was responsible for the more sinister messages. “That is her trying to copy my style of writing.

“I did not send those messages, I don’t understand that style. I do not message in that style as I am dyslexic and I don’t understand it.”

When Mrs Davis reported O’Sullivan he was arrested at 4.00am and spent fifteen hours in a police cell.

Prosecutor Paul Douglas put to him: “You decided you were going to do everything you could to ruin her marriage didn’t you? By the beginning of March you had already began planning how to ruin her marriage.

“You decided to take revenge on her didn’t you? You wanted to cause her really serious distress in the office with the messages you sent.”

O’Sullivan continued denying the charge. “I didn’t do those one’s. It wasn’t me.”

However, District Judge Polly Gledhill rejected his evidence and convicted O’Sullivan.

Another Foreign Shoplifter Banned From The Square Mile

A prolific shoplifter has been banned from entering the City of London after being handed a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO).

George Lupascu, 38, pleaded guilty to fourteen counts of theft and one count of criminal damage.

He was sentenced to twenty weeks behind bars and given a CBO, banning him from entering the Square Mile for five years.

Lupascu committed the offences between July 7 and September 8.

During one of his shoplifting sprees, Lupascu stole around £1,000 worth of healthcare and skincare products from a Boots store in the City on August 6. 

In front of staff and customers he did not even attempt to conceal that he was filling up a cloth bag with products, directly from the shelves.

Police Constable Skye Brincat, of the Neighbourhood Policing team at the City of London Police, said: “Shoplifting is not a victimless crime; it can cause significant alarm and distress to retail staff, as well as members of the public.

“We want retailers to come forward and report any crime so we can start investigations. 

“Through the store’s CCTV, and our extensive camera network in the City, we will identify, find and bring criminals before the courts.

“The CBO will help us protect businesses and communities from various offences, including theft and anti-social behaviour, and act as a deterrent to others thinking of criminal activity.”

If Lupascu breaches his CBO, he could face further jail time.

Crazed Tram Knifeman Repeatedly Stabbed Passenger

A suburban tram passenger was stabbed and slashed by a knifeman, who blocked him boarding and vowed to kill him.

The victim suffered eight wounds to abdomen, face, arms and legs after boarding at Sandilands, Croydon on July 18, last year.

Andrew Paul Mullings, 41, of Dingwall Road, Croydon received an indefinite hospital order when he appeared at Inner London Crown Court.

He pleaded guilty to wounding, possession of an offensive weapon and possession of a bladed article – a kitchen knife and meat cleaver.

The court heard how as he tried to board the tram, the victim – a complete stranger – was blocked by Mullings, who said he would kill him.

Once on the tram Mullings produced a knife from his bag and stabbed the victim in the abdomen.

As the victim attempted to move down the carriage to get away from his assailant, Mullings pursued him, continuing to stab at him.

Panicked passengers attempted to flee while Mullings stabbed the victim in his face and legs.

Once the victim had managed to escape, Mullings took a seat and engaged in conversation with two passengers before fleeing the service when it came to an emergency stop in a tunnel between Sandilands and Lloyd Park.

Mullings was arrested by police shortly afterwards as he walked down the tramlines.

On arrest, Mullings was found with a kitchen knife and meat cleaver in his bag. 

On forensic testing, the knife bore the blood of the victim.

Senior investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector Paul Attwell said: “This was a terrifying incident for both the victim and other passengers who watched on in horror as Mullings carried out a sustained knife attack on an innocent stranger.

“Given his extensive injuries the victim was lucky to escape with his life.”

Booted Out! Square Mile And National Shop Ban For Thief

A prolific shoplifter, who stole around £4,000 worth of beauty products in the City of London, has been banned from every Boots store in England and Wales.

Michael Hayes, 35, pleaded guilty to ten counts of theft from Boots on Moorgate and received twenty-two weeks imprisonment.

He was also handed a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO), banning him from entering the Square Mile for three years, plus the Boots store ban.

Sergeant James Wood, of the Proactive Acquisitive Crime Team at the City of London Police, said: “We never view shop theft as a low-level crime, we understand the significant negative impact it has on businesses, employees and customers.

“The Proactive Acquisitive Crime Team are committed to doing everything we can to catch criminals, ensuring people who live, work or visit the City are safe and feel safe, and offenders are brought before the courts.

“Haye’s CBO will prevent him from further criminality and help protect businesses and members of the public. 

“If he breaks the terms of the CBO, he could face further jail time.”

Hayes first struck Boots on May 7, stealing 15 tubes of joint and back relief gel, worth £173.

Hayes went back to the same store the next day on May 8, stealing around £792 worth of products, including razor blade cartridges and skincare products.

During his shoplifting spree between May 7 and June 25, Hayes stole beauty and skincare products worth a total of approximately £4,000.

Internet Wannabe HSTikkyTokky Sentenced For Wrecking McLaren Supercar

Notorious social influencer HSTikkyTokky received a suspended prison sentence today and a two-year road ban after crashing a £220,000 McLaren supercar and fleeing the country.

Real name Harrison Sullivan, the 24 year-old was on the run for almost a year, living it up in Qatar, Thailand and Spain until Surrey Police returned him to the UK on a private plane.

Appearing in a prison-issue light grey sweat shirt and sweat bottoms at Staines Magistrates Court he was sentenced for driving the 4.0 litre purple McLaren 720S dangerously while uninsured.

The court heard Harrison, of Parkstone Avenue, Hornchurch, was still travelling at 71mph after braking when he collided with a black Audi on the A30 London Road, Virginia Water, Surrey on March 24, last year.

One witness estimated his speed was “100mph or more” in the 40mph zone, but this cannot be proved.

The vehicle can accelerate from 0-60mph in 2.8 seconds.

Sullivan was extradited from Malaga and has been locked up since October 11, with Surrey Police now demanding £18,000 from Harrison, saying he threatened to “kick off” if placed on a normal commercial flight. 

District Judge Julie Cooper told him at the end of the fifty minute hearing: “Some might think this level of driving with your notoriety, which I understand earns you a fortune, should attract a sentence that sends a message to others, but I will treat you as anyone else appears in this court.”

She sentenced Harrison two twelve months imprisonment, suspended for twenty-four months and ordered him to complete 300 hours community service.

He must also wear an electronic ankle tag for three months while obeying a 9pm-6am nighttime curfew and complete 30 days of a recommended activity requirement.

“This was a deliberate decision to ignore the rules of the road and there was a persistent disregard for warnings,” the judge told Harrison. “It is quite a dangerous road if you are speeding.

“I accept you were not racing, but were acting in your social media role and going at a ridiculous speed so as so add to your notoriety, which compounds this.

“You have high levels of confidence and low maturity and that combination is quite troubling.”

Earlier, prosecutor Kane Alexander told the packed courtroom, which included Harrison’s mother Elaine Sullivan that Spanish authorities in Madrid had to okay the extradition warrant.

He refuted Sullivan’s claim to the Probation Service that he agreed to return to the UK voluntarily when prompted by the National Crime Agency.

Regarding the offence he added: “The speed was unreasonable for the road and the conditions. He was driving extremely fast in a supercar.

He said a passenger friend of Sullivan’s George Elliot begged the defendant to slow down.

“He kept telling him: ‘You can’t drive like this. You need to slow down,” because the acceleration of this car is ferocious.

“The McLaren was going at a high speed before the collision in a single carriageway in broad daylight with other road users present.

“He knowingly drove with no insurance and not only did the defendant fail to stop he left no details, fled the scene and the jurisdiction for nearly a year.”

The Crown Prosecution Service are also demanding £10,300 costs from Sullivan and there will be a hearing in January to decide how much Harrison has to pay both them and Surrey Police.

His lawyer Shalin Sood told the court: “He is not brought to you as a social media influencer, but a young man whose every mistake has been amplified.

“He is not here with excuses, but here to face the consequences.

“He allowed fear to direct his actions and accept that was not acceptable and he is remorseful for what he has done.

“He has no previous convictions, but accepts he avoided the authorities for a long period of time and has been remanded on prison since October 11.

“He has spent those days reflecting on his actions and his foolish decisions.”

Harrison wrote a letter to Judge Cooper, explaining: “I have had a lot of time to reflect. I am ashamed, but fortunate my actions did not seriously injure other people.

“I have made amends with my friend George and we are now on good terms.

“I have a large social media presence and know if people acted in the same way I did there is a possibility people could be injured.

“I aim to help the homeless on my release. Helping others makes me the happiest.”

Ms Sood added: “The harsh reality of prison has been a wake up call for Mr Sullivan. For a short moment the road seemed clear and he decided to accelerate.

“He knew it was wrong, but because it was for a short period of time thought it would be okay.”

She pointed to the pre-sentence report which said: “Any time in a custodial setting would bring Mr Sullivan into contact with more sophisticated criminals.”

“There is clearly a persona he portrays on social media and he now wants to give back. That’s where his passion is and he will do whatever it takes to rehabilitate himself.

“He is well aware that he could have killed someone and has genuine remorse for what he did that day.”

Sullivan quit university to pursue online fitness.

“He had a desire to attract followers and attracted hundreds of thousands of them and was very successful, showing he has a strong entrepreneurial streak in him.

“He wants to change and grow up and give back and asks the court to give him the opportunity to start to build that back today.”

Elaine even wrote to the judge, saying: “His rise to prominence and the pressure to remain relevant and entertaining was immense. His public image can be easily misunderstood by those that have not met him personally.”

Sullivan also pleaded guilty to one count of driving without insurance.