AN emergency care assistant has been jailed for a decade for sexually assaulting a patient in an ambulance under the pretence it was a medical examination.

Marcus Gunn, 58, of Station Road, Fenny Compton, was sentenced to ten years in prison on Wednesday (September 11) at Oxford Crown Court.

He was previously found guilty of sexual assault and assault by penetration following a four-day trial at the same court on Friday 14 June.

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In December 2022, Gunn, whilst acting in his role as an emergency care assistant, sexually assaulted a patient, a woman in her fifties, in the back of an ambulance in Chipping Norton whilst escorting her to the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

It was heard he had penetrated the woman as well as exposing her breasts until the patient pretended to pass out.

Investigating officer Detective Sergeant Victoria Griffiths, based at Banbury Police Station, said: “I would like to thank the victim in this case for coming forward and commend her bravery during this investigation.

“She was subjected to a horrendous assault whilst vulnerable and in a position where she should have been able to rely on care and compassion.

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“She was entitled to trust Gunn in his role as an emergency care assistant.

“Gunn abused this position to commit these abhorrent crimes.

“I hope that his sentence demonstrates that reports of this nature are taken seriously and will be thoroughly investigated.”