A COWARD who sexually assaulted two young men refused to attend his trial – because prison officers would not give him tobacco for the journey to court.
Stephen Hargreaves, aged 53, claimed that staff at the jail were breaching his human rights.
Drag performer Hargreaves repeatedly gave a range of excuses for failing to attend Plymouth Crown Court.
He was found guilty in his absence of sexually assaulting two men, including one while he was sleeping.
Recorder Ian Lawrie, giving his reasons...
