Barrister’s wife claims he gave her the infection via ‘bizarre sexual practices’ with a mistress

A WIFE claims she caught herpes from the 'bizarre sexual practises' between her husband and his mistress.

Katherine Simpson, 49, said she contracted the infection during her partner Jonathan's alleged 18-month affair.

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The property lawyer and Jonathan - a barrister who described himself as a 'crack addict' who kept returning to the single mum for more - are accused of harassing the woman when the relationship ended.

Mrs Simpson was slapped with a restraining order in 2013 but prosecutors claim he and his wife launched a campaign against her.

It left the woman terrified to leave her home without a panic alarm.

Southwark Crown Court heard Mrs Simpson told cops: "Bizarre sexual practices...has given me herpes."

Asked to explain the comments, she told a jury: "You don't catch it, it is something that just emerges later.

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"I believe that was how I got it."

Mrs Simpson, of Winchester, Hants, denied trying to contact the woman whom she initially described to police as "a f***** chat" and "gold digger".

However, today she insisted she felt "neutral" towards the woman.

Mrs Simpson told the court: "I was terrified of any contact with this woman, I didn’t want any contact with this woman and I have never wanted any contact with this woman.

‘I feel neutral in many respects about her status. I didn’t want to hurt her, I have never hurt her.'

She added that she has 'never shown any revenge'.

"All I have ever wanted was for this woman to be away from me and my family, out of Winchester, away from us,' she said. 'The only communication I ever had from her was to that effect.

"I think you have already seen from the media exposure that this case has already attracted that this course of action can get very public.'

The couple deny stalking the woman and claim that the restraining order against Mr Simpson was not breached.

The trial continues.