March 2021 Woman sexually assaulted walking home used emergency SOS to flee – but attacker spared jail for moaning he would lose job A takeaway worker who forced himself on a woman who was walking home alone has been spared jail after complaining he would lose his job. Javed Miah, 23, ambushed the terrified victim in the street before pulling her to the floor and molesting her on December 11, 2018 in Oldham, Greater Manchester. Miah only fled when the woman managed to use the SOS function on her phone to call 999 and let out a loud beeping noise. The victim, who works as a store assistant in Oldham, later told police: “Since the assault, I have not been able to leave the house or work. ”I do not know if he knows my route to work. I am scared to walk anywhere. I will have to rely on my friends or family to drive me to work out of fear.” Miah ran off down an alleyway but was arrested later. He faced jail after admitting sexual assault but was sent on a sex offender rehabilitation programme after pleading at Tameside Magistrates’ Court that he was a ”the sole earner” in his family. His lawyer said the attack was ”quite opportunistic”. Prosecutor Peter Conroy said: ”She noticed there was a male walking behind her, and he bumped into her. “Her right shoulder hurt and she lost her breath because of fear that she did not know what the defendant was going to do. “The defendant asked if she knew what time it was and she replied. She instantly recognised him as someone she knew from school, but he was younger than her. “He continued to follow her for around another one minute and then the defendant went up to her and groped her bum cheek. “She was shocked and frightened. She told him it was not right for him to do this. He had his arms around her chest and then the next thing she knew, she was on the floor on top of him. “She said ‘my mind froze, I was in total shock’. She managed to get out her mobile phone and use the SOS function to call 999.” Miah gave no comment in police interview. His lawyer Saul Comish said in mitigation: ”This offence was quite opportunistic. ‘He is in employment at a takeaway where he works from 4-11 PM. He is married and is a father to a four-year-old child. If you feel a custodial sentence is required, he would lose his job and he the sole earner for his family, so this would have a significant impact. Miah was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for two years and will have to complete 250 hours of unpaid work. He was also ordered to pay £213 in costs and be on the Sex Offender Register for seven years.