Woman jailed for 'screaming and shouting' whilst having sex

Gemma Wale was sentenced to two weeks in jail after breaching an ASBO by screaming and shouting whilst having sex at a level of noise which annoyed a neighbour. Photo / Thinkstock

A woman who breached a court order barring her from causing nuisance by making "loud sex noises" was sent to jail.

Gemma Wale, of Small Heath, Birmingham, was given a two-week prison sentence after a judge concluded she had breached the order by "screaming and shouting whilst having sex" at a "level of noise" which annoyed a neighbour.

In Birmingham County Court, Judge Emma Kelly concluded that Wale had breached an anti-social behaviour order. She said Birmingham City Council took legal action after a neighbour complained.

Kelly said the anti-social behaviour order had barred Wale from making "loud sex noises". It had also barred her from causing nuisance by playing loud music, shouting, swearing, making banging noises, stamping and slamming doors.

The judge said she had also breached the order by arguing with her boyfriend, swearing at a neighbour, "banging around the house" and "running around in the property".

She imposed separate two-week jail terms for each breach but said all terms would run concurrently.

The judge said Wale lived in a council property and said she had heard evidence from a council housing officer and a neighbour.

Kelly said a neighbour had complained that at around 5am on January 29 the order had been breached. "Gemma started screaming and shouting whilst having sex, which woke us up," said the neighbour. "This lasted 10 minutes."