A CARER has sunk his career after he dragged a vulnerable young man he was charged with looking after across the floor and out of the room when he acted up, a court has heard.

Edwin Michel appeared at Swindon Magistrates’ Court on Monday charged with ill-treating a 19-year-old man he was looking after at an assisted living complex in the town on July 10, 2015.

Michel, 35, admitted the offence, but denied shouting at the scared teen in the incident which saw him dragged out of the communal living area and into the reception area.

Prosecuting, Keith Ballinger told the court that events had unfolded after the teen started acting up and throwing paper which had annoyed Michel, of Havelock Street, despite the fact that he had more than 10 years’ experience in the business.

When the 19-year-old refused to go to his room, Michel – who was in the room with two other support workers at the time – got up from the sofa and said: “He is doing my head in. You are going to your room.”

Mr Ballinger said: “The man dropped to his knees and the defendant went over to him and again told him to go to his room.

"He then put his arms under his armpits and picked him up and dropped him then dragged him along the floor. The man told the defendant he was hurting him, but he continued to drag him.”

He further explained that Michel had put him on the floor as the man had grabbed at his shirt and he was trying to distract him.

Michel denied the allegation that he had shouted at the man for this.

“He accepts that he should have walked away,” said Mr Ballinger.

“The manager viewed the CCTV and said that was not one of the ways they were taught to deal with a service user.

“There were no visible injuries suffered, although he did have some soreness to his knees.”

Defending Michel, Mark Glendenning told the court Michel had lost his job as a result of the incident and would not be able to get another job in the same line of work.

He said: “It is unfortunate that he finds himself in this situation today as he has a history of 10 years in the industry of dealing with some far more challenging behaviour than this incident and there have been no incidents.

“On that day in question he wasn’t his usual self in dealing with that young lad.

“He has sunk his career in that environment.”

Sentencing him, Simon Wolfensohn told Michel: “As I am sure you realise, this is a matter that the court takes very seriously and I think I have to say that were it not for your guilty plea we would be considering a custodial sentence.”

He was sentenced to a community order during which he must complete 10 rehabilitative activity days and 200 hours of unpaid work. He further ordered Michel pay £50 compensation, as well as £85 in prosecution costs and a victim surcharge of £60