AN Oxfordshire man who sexually assaulted a woman in Bournemouth has been ordered to pay compensation and undergo treatment. 

Luke Alford, 35, was sentenced at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on March 26 for two counts of sexual assault on a female.

The incident took place on August 2 last year in Christchurch Road, Bournemouth.

Alford was convicted on February 23 this year after pleading guilty.

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Alford, of Poppy Close, Abingdon, was given a community order to pay compensation and complete several rehabilitation activity days.

He will also need to complete six months of mental health treatment and abstain from alcohol for 90 days.

Alford will also be put on the sex offenders register for five years and will need to comply with the notification requirements during this period.