Prosecutor Richard Edwards said Wood touched the woman’s bottom at the restaurant on October 27, 2025. Wood told her it was an “accident,” but later disclosed to police that this was a lie. In a statement, the woman said: “The thought of a strange man touching me on purpose makes me feel sick and disgusted.” The court heard that, in March 2019, Wood touched another woman on her bottom by a riverbank, before running away. He told Wood: “You’re now a repeat sex offender.