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A former footballer has been fined £500 for having sex in a public place. | A former footballer has been fined £500 for having sex in a public place. |
Steve Anthrobus, who had played for Millwall, Wimbledon and Shrewsbury Town, was seen having sex on a picnic blanket in Brownhills, Staffordshire. | Steve Anthrobus, who had played for Millwall, Wimbledon and Shrewsbury Town, was seen having sex on a picnic blanket in Brownhills, Staffordshire. |
He admitted outraging public decency along with Debbie Matthews, 40, from Aldridge who was fined £250. | He admitted outraging public decency along with Debbie Matthews, 40, from Aldridge who was fined £250. |
The pair denied the charge but Stephen Thomas, defending Anthrobus, 37, from Birmingham, said he made a difficult call to his wife before the hearing. | The pair denied the charge but Stephen Thomas, defending Anthrobus, 37, from Birmingham, said he made a difficult call to his wife before the hearing. |
Wolverhampton Crown Court heard that they were spotted in a field and Judge Robert Orme told them it had been deeply distressing for the members of the public who had caught them. | |
The father-of-two from the Handsworth Wood area is now working with disadvantaged children in Birmingham, the court heard. | The father-of-two from the Handsworth Wood area is now working with disadvantaged children in Birmingham, the court heard. |
Anthrobus parted company as manager with Hednesford Town in May last year and came second in a BBC Football Focus poll of Shrewbury Town's cult heroes in 2004. | Anthrobus parted company as manager with Hednesford Town in May last year and came second in a BBC Football Focus poll of Shrewbury Town's cult heroes in 2004. |
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