A police constable recorded groping another officer on a night out has been ordered to do 150 hours of unpaid work.

Martin O'Neill inappropriately touched the woman at Glasgow's Bar Home on April 10 2022.

The married 42-year-old was inadvertently captured on camera after a colleague filmed O'Neil due to how drunk he was.

It led to him being reported to his Police Scotland bosses.

Shamed O'Neill appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court where he pleaded guilty to a charge of sexual assault.

It emerged O'Neill - who only joined the force in 2019 - resigned before appearing in the dock.

The now warehouse worker was put on the sex offenders register for 12 months at Thursday's sentencing.

The first offender was also placed under supervision for 12 months.

Sheriff Mary Shields said: "This is the most appropriate disposal."

The court earlier heard how the night out had occurred at the bar in Glasgow's Merchant City.

Prosecutor Caitlin McAllister said: "O'Neill was seen by colleagues placing his hand on (the woman's) thigh for a minute or two.

"Other officers saw him touching her there at various points during the night."

O'Neill was described as "very drunk" in the pub.

Miss McAllister said: "At 11.45pm an officer recorded O'Neill.

"While doing this, he caught O'Neill using his left hand to cup the victim's upper right thigh towards her buttocks a few times."

Some of his concerned colleagues messaged each other about how uncomfortable the victim looked.

Describing another incident that night, Miss McAllister said: "O'Neill was seen reach over with his hand and try to slap the victim on her buttocks.

"He missed and made contact with her rear upper thigh area."

The victim later confronted O'Neill, who apologised for his conduct.

The matter was then reported leading to O'Neill being charged.

Christopher Shaw, defending, told the sentencing: "He was at a work's night out and does not socialise much.

"He took more alcohol than he was used to.

"He had a good working relationship with the victim and he acknowledges in his drunkenness that he was overfamiliar.

"My client accepts his conduct was inappropriate.

"This is a one off incident and there is no realistic way of this occurring."