Cleaner sacked over 'brush and chamois leather' sex texts But the tribunal, in Manchester, also found that Mrs Slater should not have been found guilty of gross misconduct - and should not have been dismissed without being allowed to work her notice period. The hearing was told that one of Mr Slater's messages to the victim said: "You and Sue can casserole me." In another, he asked her to "be gentle" with him. Others made reference to a brush and a chamois leather, the tribunal was told. The hearing was told Mr Slater remained anonymous in the messages, describing himself only as "an admirer." The woman who received the messages - a married mother - told the hearing: "It made me feel vulnerable and intimidated." She said in a statement her concern would have been obvious to Mrs Slater because she was shaking. Mr Slater said the texts were intended as a joke. He said the woman had not been upset over the incident. The tribunal found that Mr and Mrs Slater, from Rochdale, had discussed the woman the previous evening. Mrs Slater then gave her husband the woman's mobile number, it said. The panel ruled that TfGM had a "genuine belief" that Mrs Slater was guilty of misconduct, based on reasonable grounds. It concluded the dismissal was fair and the claim for unfair dismissal had failed. But the panel also said it did not believe the victim's suggestion she was left 'shaking' by the messages. It found she had not been as upset by the texts as she had later claimed. Mr Slater, is pursuing a separate case for unfair dismissal.