A grandfather who sexually assaulted a woman while telling her "you love it you slut" has been sentenced to more than three years in prison.

Marc Pattemore, 37, of Derek Close, Ewell, appeared at Guildford Crown Court today, having pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual assault, actually bodily harm and common assault.

His victim, from the Kingston area, had met Pattemore on a dating website and the offences occurred last year.

Although he pleaded guilty to two counts of actual bodily harm and common assault at the earliest opportunity, which he inflicted on his victim in July, he denied three other counts of assault by penetrating her with his fingers and tongue in September.

Pattemore only admitted these offences after a trial had started in April, during which his victim was forced to give evidence before a jury.

Judge Neil Stewart said the defendant had changed his plea because he "realised the jury would find, as I did, that she was an absolutely convincing witness".

Sentencing him to 44 months in prison for all the offences, to run concurrently, he added: "You have a close family and a good record of employment. You are a father and a grandfather.

"You have however this other side of controlling, abusive, violent behaviour in drink."

Pattemore was handed an indefinite restraining order against his victim and has been placed on the sex offenders’ register.

Ruby Selva, prosecuting, said: "He had shown signs of jealousy throughout the relationship.

"He was controlling and this developed. He would be emotionally abusive. When he was sober he was charming and caring."

Last July, the defendant became violent towards the woman after he found messages to one of her ex-boyfriends on her phone.

The pair argued and then went up to bed.

Ms Selva said: "He kicked her off the bed.

"The defendant made an odd comment about making a citizen’s arrest. He tied her hands behind her back with a pair of her knickers.

"He lifted her up and dropped her repeatedly on her legs."

The woman continued to see Pattemore and only reported the July attacks after he sexually assaulted her in September.

Pattemore became threatening in this instance after finding a photo of his victim in a bikini on her phone and messages to her father - which he thought were really being sent to other men.

Ms Selva said the pair were in his bedroom when Pattemore started calling her names such as "slut" and running his hands over her body.

After trying to initiate full sex with his victim, which she rejected, he penetrated her with his fingers in a "forceful and rough" manner and then his tongue, as well as punching her.

Ms Selva said: "She was telling him and begging him to stop.

"He said to her ‘you’re going to be dead, I’m going to ruin you’.

"He told her 'you love it you slut'."

In mitigation, Pattemore’s barrister Joao Arsenio said the defendant - who has been in custody since the trial - had "very good qualities".

He said: "He is remorseful and has apologised. This is not some ploy so he can get a better sentence.

"It seems the underlying problems in these regrettable offences is alcohol.

"Alcohol has indeed been the trigger. It made him commit these offences."

But Judge Stewart said this was "far too simplistic" a claim and added: "The responsibility is his, not the liquor’s."

The barrister added: "While he has been in custody he has withdrawn from alcohol altogether. This is a very significant gain."

Mr Arsenio also said Pattemore had respected his victim’s pleas for him to stop sexually assaulting her - because he did eventually stop.

He said: "She was telling him to stop and he stopped. He respected the wishes of [the victim] belatedly."

The barrister said Pattemore had "emotional scars" from a previous relationship in which his partner had been unfaithful and, combined with the alcohol and the victim’s contact with an ex-boyfriend, there was "logic in his behaviour".

Pleading with the judge to show some leniency when sentencing Pattemore, Mr Arsenio concluded: "There is this avenue of hope. He has shown a willingness to change.

"He is a hard-working man and that should be rewarded to some extent."

Judge Stewart said he had taken into account a previous conviction Pattemore had for a common assault and a police caution he was given for violence against a former partner when sentencing him.