He said: “She has no sexual attraction to this man, it is not something she would ever consider and she cannot explain why it is she decided to act in this way. She is not a predator.

“She is somebody who comes by abusing alcohol or drugs, she uses it as a form of medication.

“Her offending behaviour is because of her use of alcohol. In this particular offence she was very drunk, so much so that she fell from the bed. Alcohol is never an excuse, but this is a woman who is hearing voices.”

Judge Thomas Rochford told Le-Mar: “Sexual offences against men are no less serious then sexual offences committed against women, the act has gender neutral terms to achieve equality.

“Covid was a real threat for everyone in the nation and it was quite relevant as the victim suffered from health issues in his mature years, plainly he was a gentleman concerned about Covid.

“He thought it was his wife before you fell off the bed. Police were called, you were being abusive to the wife threatening to knock out her teeth and you kicked the officer towards his chest.

“It must have been distressing for him.”