Hannah Edwards, for the defence, said Driscoll has lost everything.<\/p>\n
“The biggest punishment he will face is he has lost his livelihood and the career he has worked on for 25 years,” said Ms Edwards.<\/p>\n
“He was a sought-after national and international boxing coach. He will never be able to coach again.”<\/p>\n
Driscoll was an award-winning coach who worked as a talent scout for England Boxing and oversaw the development of more than 100 national champions.<\/p>\n
As a former boxer, he fought for the British title and narrowly missed being selected for the Seoul Olympics as a light-welterweight.<\/p>\n
Recorder Amy Packham told Driscoll: “She described fighting you off and asking you to stop. I do not accept that she was consenting.<\/p>\n
“You undressed to your underwear, threw her to the bed, ripping her clothes and slobbering all over her. She was terrified you were trying to rape her.”<\/p>\n
The second sexual assault took place a number of months later, the court heard.<\/p>\n
“She heard you had been boasting, which she found utterly humiliating,” Ms Packham said.<\/p>\n
“Describing her as a sexual temptress knowing full well it was nothing like you were describing. You groped her. When she turned round, you were laughing at her.<\/p>\n
“The attacks had impacted every sphere of her life.”<\/p>\n
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