Customer ‘groped saleswoman’

A saleswoman was kissed and groped by a customer after she persuaded him to switch energy suppliers to save £90 a month, a court heard. The alleged victim claims Dinesh Ponnamperumu, 38, sexually assaulted her as they discussed the details of the deal at his home in Walthamstow, east London. She said she first became suspicious after Ponnamperumu made her an odd-tasting cup of tea during the chat in his kitchen on 23 January this year. Oliver Wellings, prosecuting, said:…