This article has been amended as there was an error in our report. Zia Mehmood pleaded not guilty to the offence and he was convicted of the offence after trial. We apologise for the error and are happy to set the record straight.
A 38-year-old man will have to complete 200 hours unpaid work after he was convicted of making sexual comments to a woman over a month-long period.
Zia Mehmood, of Edward Street, Burton, appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court where he was convicted of a harassment charge.
He was convicted of harassment of a woman by making inappropriate comments of a sexual nature in Burton between February 1 and 28, last year.
A second charge of alleged harassment of a second woman in Burton between January 1 and 31, 2017, was dismissed.
He had denied both charges.
Mehmood returned to court and was made the subject of a 12-month community order, which includes a rehabilitation activity requirement and the completing of 200 hours unpaid work.
He was also ordered to pay £100 compensation, £620 court costs and a £85 victim surcharge.
