My noise sex ASBO is ruining my marriage Caroline Cartwright

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'My noisy sex ASBO is ruining my marriage'

Tuesday 10 August 2010

Caroline Cartwright made headlines last year when she was given an Asbo for having noisy sex with her husband of 26 years.

But now, speaking in the week that the government indicated Asbos could be scrapped, Caroline says she’s desperate to get her love life with Steve, 48, back on track.

“I wish the politicians would get rid of Asbos and leave me to enjoy making love to my husband,” she says. “All my Asbo has done is put a strain on my relationship. I used to enjoy sex every day, but now we only do it three or four times a week.”

When Closer last spoke to Caroline in January, she admitted she had breached her order within hours. She’s since breached it again and risks prison if she’s arrested again. Real Life

“It’s unfair to treat me like a criminal for doing something that’s natural. I’d rather go to jail than have sex quietly,” moans the 49 year old, from Washington on Wearside.

The couple say they’ve always enjoyed an active sex life, but it wasn’t until 2006, after a noisy four-hour session, that a neighbour complained. Caroline says: “I knew my screaming was loud, but couldn’t understand how it could offend anyone.”

The unemployed couple, who don’t have kids, continued to disturb their neighbours and, in 2007, Caroline was served a noise abatement order. She was later arrested and cautioned, but claims: “I tried to be quiet. We had sex in the mornings, closed the windows and covered my mouth with a pillow.”

Eventually, Caroline was brought before a magistrate. She was given a four-year Asbo in April 2009, banning her from making excessive noise at a level audible inside a neighbouring property. But within hours, she’d breached it and was given an eight-week sentence, suspended for 12 months.

But, Caroline laughs: “It only made my desire for sex stronger.” And earlier this year, she was arrested again and given a 12-week term, suspended for a year.

“If the neighbours didn’t like it, they should’ve moved,” she says.

Caroline, who spent three months on bail in a hostel pending the court case in July, says the Asbo has caused a rift between her and Steve. She says: “He’d visit me so we could still have sex, but we’d bicker over the Asbo. I didn’t see why I should be quieter and started taking out my frustration on Steve.”

Since Caroline has moved back home, she hasn’t let Steve sleep in the same room because of their rows and has reduced their morning sex sessions to four times a week.

“Before, we could go for hours every day. Now it’s more like 30 minutes,” complains Caroline. “All I can think about now when I’m having sex is whether the police are going to knock on my door. We’ve considered moving, but we shouldn’t be forced to leave our home by our neighbours.”

Steve adds: “The Asbo is nonsense and it’s causing problems between us. I love that Caroline is proud to be vocal during sex, and wish the police would give her a break so we can get our sex life back on track.”

By Natalie Corp