Postman entered customer's home and rang sex chat line

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A postman has admitted making a phone call to a sex line from a customer’s house while in the middle of his morning rounds.

Paul Buswell let himself into a house in Billington Road West, in Elmesthorpe, to use the landline to call to a premium line.

The court heard that the 38-year-old took advantage after previously being given “implied permission” to enter the house to leave parcels inside.

Buswell, of Galloway Close, Barwell, near Hinckley, pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation at Hinckley Magistrates’ Court this week, following the incident on September 10 last year.

The court was told the householder had realised something was wrong when she noticed her home phone handset was missing from the cradle.

Liz Dodds, prosecuting, said: “At around 9.50am, the complainant saw an answer-phone message waiting to be heard. She listened to it, and then went out to the greenhouse to her husband.

“On returning, she noticed the defendant walking up the drive away from the house.”

The householder then noticed the phone handset, which had been present a moment before, was no longer there.

Attempts were made to find the phone, and it was eventually discovered outside the front of the house.

The couple dialled the last number called, and were shocked to find it was a 0909 live sex line.

Inquiries into phone records showed that a three minute call had been made between 9.54am and 9.57am on the landline - the exact time the couple had been speaking in the greenhouse.

Ms Dodds told the court: “It is fair to say that the defendant was attending the address in his capacity as a postman.

“Previously, he has been given implied permission to enter the address in his capacity as a postman to place parcels inside.

“He has extended his right to enter the address and used the landline in the way the court has heard.”

Buswell, who has worked as a postman for Royal Mail for 15 years, initially denied the offence when interviewed.

He admitted to using sex lines in the past, but stated he had stopped calling them between June and July last year - although the court was told phone records indicated otherwise.

Chris Black, defending, said: “Mr Buswell is a person of good character.

“He has made a foolish mistake that he has admitted to. He says he is unable to explain his actions in this incident.”

Sentencing has been postponed until next month, after the probation service requested a three-week adjournment so it could provide a report.

Buswell was remanded on unconditional bail.

A Royal Mail spokesperson said: “Royal Mail does not comment on individual court cases.

“We are carrying out an internal investigation into this matter.”

[Red Robbo]

The "million dollar question" has he brought RM into disrepute ????

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The mind boggles. Just as long as he didn't leave a 'special delivery' in her porch.....

[glenfiddich]

must have misheard when asked to cum inside

[noggin1969]

Putting the gross into gross misconduct

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When he has his disciplinary hearing, would you fancy being the rep trying to defend this ?

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Surprised he got through to the chat line, every time I try the DIMs are hogging the number........

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Let's talk about. Redirections mmmm,door to doors oooo mmmmm,notice lefts oooo fckkkkkkkk,walk sorters please urghhhhh mmmmmm that's me done . Posty pleasure £2.50 a min .

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A postman was told he betrayed the trust of the Royal Mail and customers by entering a home uninvited and making a call to a premium rate sex line.

Paul Buswell, of Galloway Close, Barwell, was on his morning rounds when he let himself into the house as its owners were talking in their garden.

The 38-year-old was sentenced at Hinckley Magistrates' Court yesterday, having admitted to a charge of committing fraud by false representation at an earlier hearing.

Buswell was handed a 12-month community order, involving supervision, and ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work and pay a £60 victim surcharge.

The court heard the incident happened at an address in Billington Road West, Elmesthorpe, last September, where Buswell had previously been given "implied permission" to enter and leave parcels.

Jo Chadd, prosecuting, said: "The homeowner returned home at 9.50am with her young son.

"There was a message on her cordless telephone from an insurance company and she went outside to the rear of the property to discuss it with her husband, who was in a glasshouse about 50 metres from the house.

"She went down to speak to her husband and they both walked back to the house.

"They saw the postman walking up the drive away from the house and found a parcel in the hallway.

"But they couldn't find the telephone handset as it wasn't in its cradle."

The phone was eventually found outside the front of the house, and when the couple dialled the last number called they were shocked to discover it was a 0909 premium rate sex line.

Ms Chadd said: "She realised the call must have been made during the time she went out to speak to her husband, and the only other person who'd been in the house was the postman."

The police were contacted but, when interviewed, Buswell initially denied the offence.

He admitted to using sex lines in the past, but said he had stopped calling them around June or July last year.

Buswell resigned from his job of 15 years following his conviction for the offence last month.

In mitigation, Chris Black said the defendant had no previous convictions and had expressed his remorse to the couple and his employers.

He said Buswell, who is now unemployed, had been prescribed medication for depression, but had stopped taking it shortly before committing the offence.

In a report by the Probation Service, Buswell said it was a spur of the moment decision to make the call and he had "just wanted to talk to someone".

Magistrate Sharon Maskrey-Brown told Buswell he had betrayed the trust of his customers and employer.

"You used a different person's identity to make that call, and used your position as a postman in order to enter the property," she said, adding that he would have faced a possible jail term had he not pleaded guilty at the first opportunity and shown remorse for his crime.

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Chris Black, defending, said: “Mr Buswell is a person of good character.