Two men attacked woman following night out in Darlington

Jakub Pulawski and Adam Garkzynski were caught on CCTV taking advantage of the victim in the early hours of the morning after they led her through the streets of the town.

Teesside Crown Court heard how the pair stopped outside the Premier Inn before Pulawski started to kiss and molest the woman despite her being heavily intoxicated and unable to give consent.

The footage captured the lengthy sexual assault as Garkzynski joined in and kissed the woman before molesting her beneath her clothing as they sat within 100 metres of the town’s police station.

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Philip Morley, prosecuting, said when police arrived at the scene the victim was very upset and had no recollection of how she ended up with the two men on the benches outside the hotel.

“She was described as hyperventilating and had no idea of what was happening,” he added.

“She said one minute she was in the pub and the next she was here and said she wasn’t fully in control of her actions.

“She was crying and asking to go home.”

Adam Garkzynski (Image: Durham Constabulary)

The court heard that the pair had been stopped earlier by police who were concerned about her welfare but the woman told the officer that they were work colleagues, despite that not being the case.

Garkzynski, of Thames Way, and Pulawski, of Cotherstone Moor Drive, both Darlington, pleaded guilty to sexual assault from May 2 last year.

Jonathan Walker, mitigating for Pulawski, said his client had been on remand since he was arrested in connection with the sexual assault and urged the judge to pass a suspended sentence.

Jakub Pulawski (Image: Durham Constabulary)

He added: “He has been in custody for eight months and pleaded guilty with no similar offences in the past.”

Tabitha Buck, representing Garkzynski, said her client had pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity and asked the judge to pass a suspended sentence as he had been custody since his arrest.

Judge Chris Smith told the defendants that the offending merited a custodial sentence and locked them both up for 22 months a piece.

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“I have seen the CCTV footage of what happened and she was obviously heavily intoxicated but you, Pulawski, sought to exploit that, effectively you moved her onto your lap. You can be seen touching her over her clothing in intimate areas.

“It’s obvious to me that she was unable to put up any meaningful resistance,” he added.

“Women are entitled to feel safe walking home at night but you sought to exploit her vulnerability.

“Garkzynski you then saw your opportunity to sexually assault her by kissing her and you touched her in intimate places under her clothing.”

The 32-year-old and 24-year-old were also ordered to sign on the sex offenders’ register for ten years.