On a first date it's best not to turn up drunk, or claim you are "dangerous", or fight with police, or feign unconsciousness. Sutton, court documents said, "appeared intoxicated" and told the woman he had been in a car crash earlier that day. The woman - who was at the house with her 9-year-old son - asked the defendant to leave as he consumed more alcohol. As a result officers were dispatched to the house where they were met by the victim and her "hysterical" son. He was sentenced to three months' community detention, nine months' intensive supervision and ordered to pay the victim $500.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 21, 2019 15:33 UTC