The OnlyFans model that threw a McDonald’s milkshake at Nigel Farage looked downcast today after celebrating being spared from jail.
Victoria Thomas Bowen, 25, was seen stepping out of her home in a grey tracksuit, carrying what appeared to be a cat carrier, along with a Louis Vuitton shoulder bag.
The mother-of-one and adult content creator chucked the drink over the Clacton MP while he was on the campaign trail back in June.
The stunt sparked outrage from MPs on all sides of the political spectrum, with Thomas Bowen being arrested later that day.
In court yesterday, however, Thomas Bowen was handed a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to assault by beating at an earlier hearing.
In what some, including Mr Farage, have blasted as a lenient sentence, the young woman was given a 13 week prison term suspended for 12 months, and ordered to partake in 120 hours of unpaid work.
Speaking after the sentencing, Mr Farage expressed his fury that Bowen was not given a tougher sentence.
Writing on social media he said: ‘We now live in a country where you can assault a Member of Parliament and not go to prison. The latest example of two-tier justice.’
Meanwhile Bowen has not commented publicly on the outcome of her case and did not answer the door when MailOnline tried to approach her.
The model instead laid low today being picked up at dusk wearing a grey tracksuit and pink crocs.
The model took to her Instagram and TikTok accounts last night where she shared a picture of her outside court in October, dressed in a green tank top, with a Palestinian badge pinned on to it, paired with large sunglasses hiding her face.
Throughout yesterday’s hearing Thomas Bowen lawyer questioned whether it was ‘right to send a young women to jail with her background’.
Zarif Khan detailed her struggles with ADHD and anxiety, claiming that she was ‘going through some personal distress’ when the incident took place.
He added: ‘The amount of harassment she has faced. Threats of death and rape. She has been yelled at in the street.
‘This was a naive stupid reaction by this young woman at a time when she was going through some personal distress.’
When asked by a fan online how she was doing following the court case, Thomas Bowen wrote: ‘I’m okay. I’ve had thousands of messages and threats over the past six months, I’m used to them now.’
She shared the response alongside a screenshot of a man calling her ‘a piece of s***’ and threatening ‘do you want this to happen to you?’
In another response on Instagram, when asked what flavour milkshake she threw, Thomas Bowen responded with a banana emoji and added ‘my favourite’.
The content creator, who sells X-rated videos and pictures online, threw the drink over Mr Farage on June 4 when he was campaigning to be elected in her town of Clacton-on-Sea.
Dramatic pictures shared worldwide showed the leader of Reform covered in the thick yellow milkshake all over his dark suit as well as his face.
In a victim impact statement read out by the prosecution yesterday, the MP said after the incident he ‘felt humiliated’ with it ‘broadcast on national and international media’.
Mr Farage expressed concern that ‘next time it might not be a milkshake’ and added that the incident outside the Moon and Starfish Wetherspoon’s pub linked to a ‘growing security concern’.
Following the assault, Thomas Bowen was quickly arrested by police.
When questioned by officers she told them she ‘does not agree with his political views’.
The court heard Thomas Bowen had seen a post advertising his visit to the Essex seaside town online.
The incident led to widespread condemnation from a number of MPs including Labour’s Yvette Cooper who called it a ‘disgrace’ and ‘completely unacceptable and wrong’.
Thomas Bowen flashed to middle fingers at photographers as she arrived at Westminster Magistrates Court yesterday morning.
She wore a smart grey dress, high heels and a large pair of sunglasses, with a Palestinian flag pinned to her chest.
Throughout the hearing, the model also admitted criminal damage after causing £17.50 worth of damage to a jacket belonging to Mr Farage’s security officer, James Woolfenden.
She was also ordered to complete 12 rehabilitation activity requirement days, 120 hours of unpaid work and to pay Mr Farage £150 compensation, £17.50 compensation for the criminal damage, £154 victim surcharge and £450 in costs.
In the immediate aftermath of the incident Thomas Bowen told the BBC she threw the drink because she ‘just felt like it’.
‘He doesn’t stand for me’, the self-described ‘petite blonde pocket rocket’ she added. ‘He doesn’t represent anything I believe in, or any of the people around here. He doesn’t represent us, he’s not from here.’
That evening she posted a photo of herself dressed only in her underwear and sports socks in a provocative pose, alongside a link to her OnlyFans website and the lyrics to the song Milkshake.
Meanwhile at the time, Mr Farage told ITV: ‘I don’t know what was thrown at me but it hit me in the face fair and square. Quite frightening.’
He went on to say he thinks he keeps having the dairy drink thrown at him because he goes ‘out to meet the public and nobody else does’.
He later said in his victim impact statement read to the court: ‘Immediately after the incident I felt humiliated. It was broadcast on national TV and seen by many people. I was deeply thoughtful for some time that next time it might not be a milkshake.
‘This incident is part of a growing concern about my safety in public.’
Zarif Khan, defending Thomas Bowen, said: ‘She has conceded that it was wrong what she did on the day. The court has to balance all that and decide it is right to send a young woman to jail with her background.
‘One also has to make an assessment and look at the overall fairness of this case.
‘The fact is people have undiagnosed issues over many years. She suffers from ADHD and anxiety.
‘The amount of harassment she has faced. Threats of death and rape. She has been yelled at in the street.
‘This was a naive stupid reaction by this young woman at a time when she was going through some personal distress.
‘There are other ways to deal with individuals. Other ways that are available and in my submission are more effective.
‘It can be seen as a deterrent. Simply sending people to prison is not the only way to deter individuals.
‘She has a family that remains supportive of her. Those online threats are ongoing. You ought to follow the recommendation in the report. If you are still against me I will carry on.’
District Judge Tan Ikram sentenced her to 13 weeks jail suspended for 12 months.
He said: ‘One has to look at the impact it has had on the victim. Many people feel guilty at the time of sentencing.
‘You desire yourself as a social media content creator. You earn £2,500 a month and it appears have considerable debt.
‘The victim in this case, Mr Farage, was out campaigning that day. He describes a container and a liquid substance hitting his face.
‘This was humiliating and in the full glare of cameras. The video has been widely distributed. At the time a witness said you shouted “you f***ing ****” or something similar.
‘In the pre-sentence report you say you have mental health issues. No evidence at all has been forthcoming.
This was and is an unprovoked targeted attack. It is clear to me that at the time you had no regret at all because you did not agree with his political views.
‘Your advocate has very ably mitigated on your behalf and you have stated to the probation officer you have remorse.
‘The facts in this case suggest the contrary. You only changed your plea on the day of trial when witnesses came to give evidence.
‘There are significant aggravating features in this case. This was an attack on a parliamentary candidate campaigning for election. In my judgement this was an attack on our parliamentary democracy.
‘The risks of face to face engagement is just too clear given the murders of two other parliamentary candidates in recent years.
‘A clear message must go out. Parliamentary debate must not be stopped by criminality like this.
‘In this case it has been said the risk of reconviction is low. It is suggested there is a real likelihood of rehabilitation if an immediate custodial sentence is not imposed.
‘I have thought long and hard about whether I can suspend the sentence.’
In a statement following her sentencing, Caroline Liggins, criminal defence lawyer at Hodge Jones & Allen, said: ‘Our client entered a guilty plea because she understands the gravity of the situation in which her impulsive decision has placed her.
‘We are relieved the court has taken a sensible approach in dealing with this young woman by handing down a suspended sentence.
‘She has suffered multiple threats since this happened, which have had a serious impact on her mental health.
‘Victoria understands the impact of her actions and wishes to put the whole episode behind her. She hopes others can do the same.’
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