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A child predator who pretended to be a teenage boy and bombarded 2 victims with sexually explicit messages has been jailed.

Connor Hurn, of South Park Road in Maidstone, began messaging a 14 year old in January 2022.

For 2 years he repeatedly targeted the victim, sharing indecent images of himself and demanding the victim to send similar content in return.

After being blocked from contacting the teen, Hurn set up social media profiles in which he falsely claimed to be 16 years old.

In September 2024, he used these profiles to target a second 14 year old in a similar manner.

This time he made demands for images of a more explicit nature.

Arrested
Hurn’s abuse was brought to a stop after just 4 days, when he was arrested by Kent Police, who had been made aware of his illicit online activity.

Officers seized his devices and a thorough investigation of the data contained within identified numerous other victims.

The 26 year old was later charged with:

• Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child
• Inciting a child to engage in sexual activity
• Attempting to engage in sexual activity in the presence of a child
• Sending a photograph or film to cause alarm, distress or humiliation

Sentenced

He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 6 years and 8 months’ imprisonment at Maidstone Crown Court on Thursday 14 May 2026. He was also made the subject of a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and placed on the sex offenders’ register for life.

Police staff investigator Lauren King said:

‘Hurn is a serial predator who repeatedly targeted young and vulnerable children for his own sexual gratification.

‘He created an online persona to lie to his victims and gain their trust before abusing them.

‘The lengthy custodial sentence reflects the seriousness of his offending and means he will be unable to cause further harm for the foreseeable future.’

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A man from Hemel Hempstead has been jailed for seven years in connection with child sexual offences.

Raymond Tointon, aged 58 of Long Chaulden, denied sexually assaulting a girl over 13 in 2013. He was convicted by a jury following a trial in March at St Albans Crown Court.

Tointon, a former school bus driver, pleaded guilty to three counts of making an indecent photograph or pseudo photograph of a child, three counts of distributing such photographs, and one count of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child. The offences date between April 2024 and May 2025 and did not relate to his employment.

When detectives analysed Tointon’s devices, they found 194 Category A images, depicting the most serious abuse that can be committed by adults against children. He also had 99 Category B images and 97 Category C images.

The court heard how he sexually communicated with what he thought was a 13-year-old child, but was a decoy account from an online activist group. Tointon sent images of himself to the account and messages of a sexually explicit nature.

He also used Snapchat, Facebook Messenger and Telegram to interact with numerous other accounts.

At St Albans Crown Court yesterday (Wednesday 20 May), Tointon was sentenced to a total of seven years in prison with a further two years on extended licence, given his dangerous offending.

He was also made the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order which will tightly restrict his online activities and access to children when he is eventually released.

Detective Constable Rowan Montgomery, from Hertfordshire Constabulary’s Child Online Safeguarding Team, said:

“Firstly, I would like to praise the victim for her bravery in coming forward. This case shows how it doesn’t matter when an offence was committed, we will investigate and get justice.

“Tointon took no accountability for this particular offence, putting the victim, who is now an adult, through the ordeal of a trial. He will now spend a considerable amount of time behind bars.

“I would also like to issue a reminder that the victim is entitled to lifelong anonymity by law, and nothing should be shared that may identify her.

“The possession of indecent images of children is also not a victimless crime - each image represents the abuse of a child and has a real-world impact.

“Anyone wishing to report a sexual offence will always be treated sensitively and with respect by us. We recognise how difficult it must be but please be assured we have specially trained officers who can help you every step of the way.”

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Former Isle of Wight Police Officer Convicted of Historic Child Sex Abuse

David Nutton, 60, of St Stephen, St Austell, Cornwall, a former Isle of Wight police officer, has been found guilty of seven counts of indecent assault on a boy under the age of 14.

The offences took place between 15 December 1988 and 31 December 2001. Nutton denied all charges at Portsmouth Crown Court but was convicted on every count by a jury.

He is due to be sentenced at the same court on 7 July 2026.

In 2004, while serving as a Ryde police constable, Nutton was jailed for 18 months for indecently assaulting a boy. He also admitted misusing the Police Criminal Intelligence System and National Computer to tip off a paedophile friend about whether he was under investigation for child sex abuse.

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Sex offenders whose crimes robbed two Kirklees women of their childhoods have been jailed.

• Javaid Hussain
• Sarfraz Hussain Riaz
• Mohammed  Farook

Kirklees safeguarding detectives have praised the bravery of the women whose courage in coming forwards resulted in the jailing of three men for multiple sexual offences, including rape.   
 
Javaid Hussain, aged 51,  Sarfraz Hussain Riaz, aged 42,  and Mohammed  Farook, aged 55, were all sentenced at Leeds Crown Court today ( Wednesday 20 May) for offences committed between 2002 and 2005.  

Farook, who is from Huddersfield, was sentenced to six years in prison after being convicted of two counts of sexual assault in the Kirklees area between 2002 and 2004.

His victim, who was under the age of 16 when targeted by him, came forward in 2020 to report the abuse she had suffered. 

She said:

“On a daily basis, I am overwhelmed on a cycle of intense emotions: anger, shame and a deep sense of degradation. I often feel a profound sense of worthlessness and humiliation that makes it difficult to face the world. There is a constant underlying fear and a feeling of disbelief that this is my reality.  
 
Accountability in court is necessary, but for me, the loss of my “true self” is a life sentence that I must continue to navigate every day for the sake of my family.  
  
I have lived my whole life with self-blame for what you have done to me. You took the innocent part of my childhood.”

In a statement read to the court, Farook’s victim said the 55-year-old’s actions had taken something from her which she could never get back.  
 
She said: 

“Emotionally this has affected me throughout my life, I struggle to sleep and have re occurring nightmares. I have relived incidents in my sleep and woken up thinking it was real and was happening at the time. This still happens to this day and have certainly become more frequent and vivid since the court trial.   
   
“My father has struggled with his own emotions after I finally spoke about what happened. It broke me to see my own father cry and see his own self guilt saying that he failed to protect his “little girl”.   

DCI Rob Stevens of Kirklees Police, said: 

“Much progress has been made in recent years in bringing criminals like Farooq, Hussain and Riaz to justice for their predatory offending against young girls in Kirklees.  

“The victims in this case showed real courage in coming forwards to make these men answer for the huge and lasting damage they inflicted on them through these appalling crimes.  

“As we can see from their court statements, the trauma they suffered stole their childhoods from them, and lasted through the course of their adult lives.  
“We and colleagues at the CPS are determined to ensure time is no barrier to justice and the bravery of victims in reporting these offences ensures we are able to make these men answer for what they did.”   
 
He added: 

“We continue to urge all victims of sexual offending who may not have reported offences to come forwards, no matter when crimes took place.  Specialist officers will always, listen, investigate and do whatever they can to secure justice for you."

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Sex offenders whose crimes robbed two Kirklees women of their childhoods have been jailed. 

• Javaid Hussain
• Sarfraz Hussain Riaz
• Mohammed  Farook

Kirklees safeguarding detectives have praised the bravery of the women whose courage in coming forwards resulted in the jailing of three men for multiple sexual offences, including rape.   
 
Javaid Hussain, aged 51,  Sarfraz Hussain Riaz, aged 42,  and Mohammed  Farook, aged 55, were all sentenced at Leeds Crown Court today ( Wednesday 20 May) for offences committed between 2002 and 2005.  

Riaz, from Dewsbury, was sentenced to six years in prison after admitting an offence of rape against the same 16-year-old teenager.

The offence, which he admitted while on trial in February this year, took place in the Kirklees area in 2005.

Riaz, willl face the new sentence following a 15 year jail term which he is currently serving from a separate case.

The victim of Sarfraz Riaz and Javaid Hussain said her abuse had left her suffering with lifelong PTSD. 
 
She said:

“On a daily basis, I am overwhelmed on a cycle of intense emotions: anger, shame and a deep sense of degradation. I often feel a profound sense of worthlessness and humiliation that makes it difficult to face the world. There is a constant underlying fear and a feeling of disbelief that this is my reality.  
 
Accountability in court is necessary, but for me, the loss of my “true self” is a life sentence that I must continue to navigate every day for the sake of my family.  
  
I have lived my whole life with self-blame for what you have done to me. You took the innocent part of my childhood.”  

In a statement read to the court, Farook’s victim said the 55-year-old’s actions had taken something from her which she could never get back.  
 
She said: 

“Emotionally this has affected me throughout my life, I struggle to sleep and have re occurring nightmares. I have relived incidents in my sleep and woken up thinking it was real and was happening at the time. This still happens to this day and have certainly become more frequent and vivid since the court trial.   
   
“My father has struggled with his own emotions after I finally spoke about what happened. It broke me to see my own father cry and see his own self guilt saying that he failed to protect his “little girl”.   
   

DCI Rob Stevens of Kirklees Police, said: 

“Much progress has been made in recent years in bringing criminals like Farooq, Hussain and Riaz to justice for their predatory offending against young girls in Kirklees.  

“The victims in this case showed real courage in coming forwards to make these men answer for the huge and lasting damage they inflicted on them through these appalling crimes.  

“As we can see from their court statements, the trauma they suffered stole their childhoods from them, and lasted through the course of their adult lives.  
“We and colleagues at the CPS are determined to ensure time is no barrier to justice and the bravery of victims in reporting these offences ensures we are able to make these men answer for what they did.”   
 
He added: 

“We continue to urge all victims of sexual offending who may not have reported offences to come forwards, no matter when crimes took place.  Specialist officers will always, listen, investigate and do whatever they can to secure justice for you."

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Sex offenders whose crimes robbed two Kirklees women of their childhoods have been jailed. 

• Javaid Hussain
• Sarfraz Hussain Riaz
• Mohammed  Farook

Kirklees safeguarding detectives have praised the bravery of the women whose courage in coming forwards resulted in the jailing of three men for multiple sexual offences, including rape.   
 
Javaid Hussain, aged 51,  Sarfraz Hussain Riaz, aged 42,  and Mohammed  Farook, aged 55, were all sentenced at Leeds Crown Court today ( Wednesday 20 May) for offences committed between 2002 and 2005.  

Hussain, from Huddersfield was sentenced to 13-years in prison after being found guilty of two counts of rape following a trial in February this year. The 51-year-old committed the offences between 2004 and 2005 against a girl then aged 16 when the abuse began.

The victim of Sarfraz Riaz and Javaid Hussain said her abuse had left her suffering with lifelong PTSD. 
 
She said:

“On a daily basis, I am overwhelmed on a cycle of intense emotions: anger, shame and a deep sense of degradation. I often feel a profound sense of worthlessness and humiliation that makes it difficult to face the world. There is a constant underlying fear and a feeling of disbelief that this is my reality.  
 
Accountability in court is necessary, but for me, the loss of my “true self” is a life sentence that I must continue to navigate every day for the sake of my family.  
  
I have lived my whole life with self-blame for what you have done to me. You took the innocent part of my childhood.”

In a statement read to the court, Farook’s victim said the 55-year-old’s actions had taken something from her which she could never get back.  
 
She said:

“Emotionally this has affected me throughout my life, I struggle to sleep and have re occurring nightmares. I have relived incidents in my sleep and woken up thinking it was real and was happening at the time. This still happens to this day and have certainly become more frequent and vivid since the court trial.   
   
“My father has struggled with his own emotions after I finally spoke about what happened. It broke me to see my own father cry and see his own self guilt saying that he failed to protect his “little girl”.   
   

DCI Rob Stevens of Kirklees Police, said:

“Much progress has been made in recent years in bringing criminals like Farooq, Hussain and Riaz to justice for their predatory offending against young girls in Kirklees.  

“The victims in this case showed real courage in coming forwards to make these men answer for the huge and lasting damage they inflicted on them through these appalling crimes.  

“As we can see from their court statements, the trauma they suffered stole their childhoods from them, and lasted through the course of their adult lives.  
“We and colleagues at the CPS are determined to ensure time is no barrier to justice and the bravery of victims in reporting these offences ensures we are able to make these men answer for what they did.”   
 
He added:

“We continue to urge all victims of sexual offending who may not have reported offences to come forwards, no matter when crimes took place.  Specialist officers will always, listen, investigate and do whatever they can to secure justice for you."

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Middlesbrough Child Sex Offender Jailed for Six Years

Adam Scott, 52, from Middlesbrough, has been jailed for six years after being caught by two online decoys posing as girls aged 12 and 14.

At Teesside Crown Court, Scott admitted six offences, including attempting to engage a child in sexual communication.

On 26 September 2025, police seized his phone after he sent repeated sexual messages to a 12-year-old profile set up by undercover operatives on the Chatib chatroom, prosecutor Nigel Soppitt told the court.

Over several days he offered to teach the girl sex acts and to “kiss it better” if he hurt her.

Released under investigation, Scott bought a new phone and in February contacted a second decoy posing as a 14-year-old on the same site.

Over more than a week he sent sexual messages and pictures, offering to buy her “takeaways and stuff” in exchange for sex. When he received an indecent photograph he replied: “I like it, I like it a lot.”

Police also found an extreme pornographic image featuring a woman and a dog on his phone.

Scott must comply with a sexual harm prevention order and sign the sex offenders register indefinitely.

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A paedophile who raped and sexually abused a young girl over nearly seven years has been jailed for 19-and-a-half years.

Robert Jepson, 62, abused the victim between December 2015 and October 2022 in St Ives. 

As well as raping her, he carried out numerous other sexual offences against her.

The girl disclosed what had happened in February 2023 after she had a class at school with the topics of consent and appropriate sexual behaviour.

Jepson was arrested as soon as the allegations came to light but denied the charges and blamed the victim for instigating the sexual contact.

However, on Wednesday (13 May), at Cambridge Crown Court, Jepson, of Woodford, near Kettering, was jailed after a jury found him unanimously guilty of rape, engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child under 13 and six counts of assaulting a girl under 13 by touching. 

He was ordered to sign the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely and handed indefinite sexual harm prevention and restraining orders.

DC Leah Meftah, who investigated, said:

“Jepson was a manipulative abuser who committed serious sexual offences over many years.

“He apportioned the blame of these offences on a vulnerable child, and took no responsibility for his actions, describing the victim as manipulative and instigating the offences.

“The victim showed the upmost courage in disclosing her offences, and showed immense bravery throughout the judicial process. The impact of these types of cases on all of the families involved is far reaching but this was a successful prosecution due to the strength of the victim and her family.

"Anyone who experiences sexual abuse can take the next step in reporting it to us - we have special trained officers to deal with your allegation." 

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Declan Marno appeared at Chester Crown Court on Tuesday 19 May where he was sentenced to six years imprisonment.

24-year-old Marno, of Peckforton Way, Chester, had previously pleaded guilty to one count of rape and one count of sexual assault.

On Friday 4 April 2025, when Cheshire Police were contacted via 101 by the victim in this case, an 18-year-old woman, who reported that on Friday 28 March she had been orally raped and sexually assaulted by Marno, who had joined her and a group of friends on a night out in Chester city centre.

The victim went on to say that following the night out, the group returned to the address of the victim’s friend, where it was agreed that Marno and the victim would sleep on opposite ends of a sofa overnight.

At some point during in the night, Marno pulled down the victim’s shirt and sexually assaulted her before going on to orally rape her.

The victim passed out during the incident, however, the following morning she challenged the behaviour of Marno, telling him she remembered what he had done.

Marno admitted to the assault and the oral rape and, following the victims’ bravery in contacting Cheshire Police, he was arrested and taken into custody.

However, he gave officers a pre-written statement denying any wrongdoing and refused to answer any questions put to him.

Despite this, he pleaded guilty to the offences at his first appearance in court in February 2026.

Detective Constable Emma Flanagan, of CID Reactive West, said:

"I cannot imagine how traumatising this experience will have been for the victim, a young woman who had enjoyed a night out in the city centre surrounded by people whom she believed she could trust to look out for her.

"Declan Marno abused this trust and acted upon his own selfish desires in the pursuit of sexual gratification, preying on her when she was at her most vulnerable and not once taking her feelings, wishes or consent into consideration.

"Whilst sadly, nothing can be done to turn back the clock on what has happened, I do hope that now Marno has been held accountable for his actions and has been put behind bars for the next six years, the victim can begin the process of healing.

"I would also like to take this opportunity to thank her for the bravery and strength she has shown throughout this entire investigation. Having to recount what had happened to her will have been an emotionally challenging endeavour, yet it was her evidence that proved vital in us securing this conviction against her attacker and getting her the justice she deserved."

Alongside his custodial prison sentence, Declan Marno has also been placed on the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely.

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A registered sex offender from near Maidstone has been jailed after claiming that he was only talking to an underage girl to get her banned from a website.

Officers paid an unannounced visit to the home address of Darren Cross on Tuesday 3 February 2026. When they searched his phone, they discovered he had made new online profiles and hadn't disclosed the usernames to Kent Police, which is a failure to comply with his sex offenders register requirements.

They also found he had deleted his internet history and had attempted to sexually communicate with a child.

The 42 year old was arrested. During his custody interview, he tried to defend his actions by saying he was trying to find underage children on the site to report to the moderator so they would be banned.

However, officers had evidence that Cross sent multiple messages of a sexual nature to who he believed was a 13 year old girl.

Cross, from Ditton, was charged with attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child, two counts of failing to comply with the sex offenders register requirements and breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).

He pleaded guilty and was sentenced on Thursday 14 May 2026 at Maidstone Crown Court to two years' imprisonment.

Investigating officer PC Charlotte Wilson said:

'Cross is a manipulative individual who tried to cover up his crimes by deleting his search history and creating profiles under fake names.

'Not only that, but he came up with far-fetched lies and acted as though he was protecting children online, when in fact he was the one they needed protecting from.

'Although he didn't actually harm anyone, his intentions were clear and I'm glad to see him behind bars.

'It shows that we will monitor and manage sex offenders to ensure they comply with their conditions. If they don’t, we will make sure they are prosecuted.'

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A 75-year-old man has been sentenced after committing 21 indecent assaults on two girls more than twenty years ago.

Jeffrey Barrington, of Borley Crescent in Elmswell, pleaded guilty to the charges and appeared before Ipswich Crown Court on Friday 15 May for sentencing.

In respect of one victim Barrington was convicted of nine offences, receiving a sentence of seven years’ imprisonment for the lead offence (with concurrent prison terms for the remainder of the offences).

This sentence will run consecutively to the one handed down for his crimes committed against the second victim, for which he was given five years’ imprisonment for the lead offence (again with concurrent terms for the remainder of the offences).

In total, he was handed a custodial sentence of 12 years reduced to eight years’ imprisonment for his early guilty plea.

The cumulative total of the concurrent sentences he received was 43 years.  

Barrington was also handed an extended sentence of a further year on licence.

Extended sentences are handed to those who are convicted of serious violent or sexual offences, where an additional period of post-release supervision is required to protect the public.

DC Nick Parkinson-Hill, who was the officer in charge of the case, said:

“Jeffrey Barrington is a sexual predator who preyed on children and took advantage of situations to sexually abuse his victims. He has shown no remorse for his actions.

“I am grateful that he spared his victims further pain by admitting his crimes, rather than forcing them to relive their experiences during a trial.

“I would like to pay tribute to the victims for their courage in coming forward to ensure that Barrington is behind bars, where he belongs.

“This case demonstrates that the passage of time has not been a barrier to justice.”

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A detective has praised a victim for their bravery and courage after a rapist was sentenced to 14 years with four years on extended licence. 

An investigation was launched after a woman reported to police that she had been raped multiple times in 2023.

Kgothatso Ntuli was arrested and charged with multiple offences which he denied when he appeared at Teesside Crown Court. However following a trial, the jury found him guilty of numerous offences including six rapes.

The 29-year-old appeared the same court on Monday 30th March where he was jailed. The judge also imposed a life-long restraining order and Ntuli will be on the Sex Offender’s Register for life.

Investigating officer, Detective Constable Adam Highfield said:

“I’d like to thank the victim who showed tremendous courage and determination to disclose what had happened to police. I hope the victim and her family can find some comfort knowing Ntuli is now in prison and is no longer able to harm anyone else.

“I’d like to remind anyone affected by this case that you can report sexual offences to police whenever you feel ready. You will be listened to, you will be believed and you will be supported through every step of the investigation and the criminal justice process.”

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A man from Swansea has been given a 25-year jail sentence after he was found guilty of the historic rape of two girls under the age of 16.

57-year-old David Lake, from Llansamlet, carried out repeated attacks on the two girls, who are now adults.

In April, Lake was found guilty of one count of rape of a female under 16, four counts of indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14 years, one count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 years of age, and one count of attempt to indecently assault a girl under the age of 16.

He has today been sentenced to 25 years in prison. He will be on the sex offenders register for life.

Detective Constable Sioned Davies said:

“It took an unbelievable amount of strength and courage for David Lake’s victims to confide to someone else about the crimes he carried out upon them, especially with so many years having passed in-between.

“This was a long and complex investigation which has finally resulted in David Lake being brought to justice, and the severity of his offending is reflected in the size of his sentence.

“David Lake’s attacks on the victims were only stopped when he went to jail for a separate matter. With this sentence, we hope that his offending has now been stopped for good.”

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A 44-year-old man from Eastbourne has been jailed following his conviction for rape and sexual offences involving a teenage girl.

Jamie Vile was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court on Monday (18 May) after being convicted of six offences relating to the rape of, and sexual activity with, a female child.

He was sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment and made subject to an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

The offences were committed between 2023 and 2025 when the victim was aged between 13 and 15 years old.

The offending first came to light in August 2025 and Vile was arrested on 10 August, 2025. He was charged on 12 August, 2025, and appeared before Brighton Magistrates’ Court the same day where he was remanded in custody.

Vile denied the offences, and the case proceeded to trial at Lewes Crown Court on 4 February, 2026. Following a trial lasting almost four weeks before HHJ Van Der Zwart, the jury returned guilty verdicts on six of the 11 charges on 24 February, 2026. These included three counts of sexual activity with a child, one alternative count of sexual activity with a child, one count of causing / inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and one count of rape.

He was found not guilty of three counts of rape, one alternative count of sexual activity with a child, and one offence of sexual activity with a child relating to a second victim.

Vile appeared before the court on Monday, 18 May to be sentenced.

The officer leading the investigation, Detective Constable Tania Snashall from the Sussex Police Iris Team said:

“It is down to the bravery of the victim in this case speaking out that the offending of this man came to light.

“The fact he chose to deny the offences throughout the investigation and subjected the victim, as well as witnesses, to giving evidence in court speaks volumes of his inability to accept responsibility for what he had done.

“No sentence can ever reflect the seriousness of the offending where the defendant took advantage of the young female who trusted and looked up to him.

“I hope the victim and her family can now begin the process of rebuilding their lives and moving forward from this.”

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Carlisle child sex offender jailed for hiding phones and social media accounts

A CHILD sex offender from Carlisle who concealed phones and social media accounts from police has blamed his latest offending on “isolation” caused by his past crimes.

Allan Smith, 38, of Hawick Street, was placed on the Sex Offender Register in 2017 after grooming a 15-year-old girl online and sexually abusing her.

He was sentenced at Carlisle Crown Court for six new breaches: three of a sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) and three of Sex Offender Register rules.

Prosecutor Adam Quine told the court Smith failed to notify police of five social media accounts he was using, concealed two mobile phones, did not disclose usernames for online accounts, failed to declare several bank cards, and did not reveal he had stayed at a property in Penrith where a child was living.

The breaches followed Smith’s original 2017 offences, when, aged 27, he contacted the 15-year-old girl via Facebook, accepted her friend request, and sent messages requesting photographs of her in underwear and without, before asking for sex. In 2024 he was also prosecuted for exposure after being seen performing a sex act in a neighbour’s front garden.

When questioned by police, Smith falsely claimed he did not use the internet and had no social media accounts.

Defence barrister Marion Weir said Smith was “at a loss” to explain his behaviour but cited the impact of his registered-offender status. 

“His accommodation has been set on fire, his doors glued, and his windows broken,” she said. “He seems to revert back to his old behaviour almost like a comfort blanket.

“He has lost his grandparents this has led to a feeling of isolation and a lack of emotional support. He recognises that if he continues on this path, it will become a revolving door at HMP Durham.”

Weir added that Smith planned to move to another part of Cumbria where his past was less well known and “knows he has to change his behaviour.” She confirmed there were no underlying sexual offences linked to the breaches.

Judge Michael Fanning described the 2017 case as grooming a 15-year-old girl followed by a serious contact sexual offence, and noted the more recent offence of sending a female a picture of his genitals to cause alarm and distress.

The judge accepted the child at the Penrith property was a boy and had not been at risk.

Smith was jailed for two years, plus a further eight weeks for the activation of a suspended sentence. He previously lived at Stonegarth, Carlisle.