Barmaid escapes jail for wet tampon prank
A Sunshine Coast woman who threw a wet tampon at a McDonald's drive-through worker in a drunken prank has escaped a conviction.
Barmaid Rebecca Leigh Crimmins faced Noosa Magistrates Court yesterday morning and pleaded guilty to common assault over the damp tampon incident on September 25, the
Courier Mail reported.
The 27-year-old had been drinking into the early hours when she and a friend pulled up into a the Noosaville McDonald's about 3am.
As their 4WD was waiting in the pick-up area, Crimmins who was the passenger, removed a large fries from her order and approached the 19-year-old worker at the drive-through window.
Police prosecutor Leanne Chawner told the court Crimmins and the teenage victim were involved in a discussion when he felt something wet on his hand.
"The victim saw the wet tampon and ran to the sink to wash his hands when two witnesses claim they saw the offender throw it at his back, but it missed and splattered on the fridge," Ms Chawner said.
"Witnesses heard the defendant laughing."
Crimmins' lawyer Bernard Bradley told the court the incident was a "prank gone terribly wrong" and that the tampon was wet because it was dipped in "some lime cordial".
Magistrate John Parker said he accepted the tampon was soaked with cordial but said the attack was a "disgusting" act.
"If there was any evidence you had removed the tampon from your own body or used human tissue, you would be going to jail.
Crimmins was sentenced to 60 hours of unpaid community service.
