A man staying at a Tenby guest house woke up to find the owner had performed a sex act on him, a judge heard yesterday (Thursday).
The guest became so angry he gave Peter Brown - the owner of the Anchorage guest house in Deer Park - 'a severe beating' before telephoning his wife and asking her to call the police.
By the time they arrived, Brown, aged 62, was suffering from such serious injuries, the man found he was the one arrested.
Swansea Crown Court heard that, although he was charged with assault, when the full story emerged, the charge was dropped.
But the Crown Prosecution Service continued with a charge of sexual assault against Brown. He at first maintained nothing had happened, but eventually entered a plea of guilty.
Patrick Griffiths, prosecuting, said the man had been working in Tenby and staying at the Anchorage, where he got to know Brown. On November 9, 2007, he went out drinking around the centre of Tenby.
He bumped into Brown, of Hazelmere, Warren Street, Tenby, who invited him back to his flat.
The man drank so much that the next thing he could remember was coming round sitting on a settee with his trousers and underpants around his knees.
"He realised Brown must have committed a sexual act on him. He is married with children and was clearly upset and embarrassed," added Mr. Griffiths.
Police arrived and found Brown 'on all fours' and bleeding from a head wound. He also had a broken wrist and back injuries.
During police interviews, he 'completely denied' the allegation, but DNA evidence was found to support the complaint.
Brown's barrister, Dyfed Thomas, said Brown himself was a married man with five grown-up children and he had found it 'painful' to tell them about the pending court case.
He said Brown's standing in the local business community was high and the case brought him shame and embarrassment.
He added that Brown no longer maintained his denial.
Judge Peter Heywood told Brown: "Your victim was upset, annoyed and angry and gave you a severe beating which, no doubt in his eyes, you deserved."
Judge Heywood said Brown might find that his standing in the community would be reconsidered in light of these events.
Brown was jailed for 42 weeks, the sentence suspended for 18 months, placed on supervision for 18 months, ordered to register with the police as a sex offender for the next seven years and told to pay £1,100 in prosecution costs.
Judge Heywood said he had decided to suspend the prison sentence because of Brown's guilty plea, his age, previous good character and health difficulties.