Girl, 17, 'told she would only be given an ice cream if she showed her boobs or nipple'
03.04.2024 - 06:07
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A Greater Manchester ice cream man allegedly made indecent suggestions to a teenager, a council hearing has heard.
A town hall licensing panel rejected an application for street trading consent after they heard evidence from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) about an allegation from a 17-year-old who claimed the applicant told her he would ‘only give her an ice cream if she showed her boobs or nipple’.
Further evidence was placed before the panel of the applicant’s ‘aggressive nature’. The details of the application have been published by a council in its minutes of a licensing and environmental regulation committee meeting on March 5.
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The report gave further details of the alleged incident reported to police by the teenage girl. It said: ”Further information from GMP regarded an allegation from a 17-year-old girl, who stated that the applicant told her he would only give her an ice cream if she showed her boobs or nipple.
“There were further allegations that the applicant messaged this girl on Facebook asking for her number, leading her to ignore and block him. The applicant denied this allegation, and denied all communication with the girl via Facebook, but he does remember her.”
It is understood at the time of the licensing hearing, the street trader had not been charged with any offences by GMP. The report gave details of other evidence placed before the committee.
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It states: “The committee took into account evidence showing the applicant making threats to a shopkeeper and brandishing a wheel brace. The committee were concerned of the applicant’s aggressive nature, making threats, using