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A 36 year old mum has been jailed for four years after she had a threesome with two 13 year old boys in her son's bedroom while he was at school.

Extremely promiscuous Natalie Harris, of Waterlooville, started sending sexual messages to one of the schoolboys on Snapchat before inviting them both to her address. In a total disregard of any moral compass, the mother of six developed an obsession for sex with young boys and wanted attention after a break-up, Portsmouth Crown Court heard.

Despite begging the boys to keep it a secret, she was arrested after a video of the threesome filmed by one of the boys was circulated around their school. Harris wept in the dock on Thursday (August 15) as she was jailed for four years, having admitted four counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child.

A mother of one of the 13 year old boys said Harris had taken away his childhood. Prosecutor Matthew Lawson said both boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were 13 at the time of the incident which took place in Waterlooville in November 2022.

"The case came to light in January of last year," he told Portsmouth Crown Court. There was a video that had been circulating around the school both boys attended. The police got a call from a concerned parent which showed an adult female engaging in sexual activity with a boy."

The court heard the two boys initially denied involvement, before one of them eventually told their mother. Mr Lawson said Harris was identified as the woman in the video via distinctive hand tattoos. Her mobile phone was seized by police and a thread of messages between her and one of the boys - who she had saved in her contacts as Rachel.

It was heard she told him he shouldn't tell anyone as she could go to prison and to stick up for him if anything was said about her. Telling the court how the boy came forward to tell his mum he had been the one who took the video, Mr Lawson said: "He said in November 2022, around the time of the World Cup, the defendant had started to message him on Snapchat and by text. He said the messages became sexual and invited both boys to go to her house. It was clear to both boys they were going there for sex."

The court heard when they arrived at the address, Harris took them to her son's bedroom, where they had sex for roughly 40 minutes and left before her own boy was due to return from school. She was arrested and initially claimed 'no knowledge' of who the woman was in the video. In a victim impact statement read to the court, the mother of the boy who came forward, said she had seen her son fade away as a result of the awful nightmare.

She added her poor boy has lost interest in several hobbies and now stays indoors as a result. "My heart just breaks, I couldn't have imagined this happening to my son - he is a child," she said. "Natalie has completely turned our family upside down. The worst thing about all of this is she has taken away his childhood and I will never forgive her. [He] will never get back the childhood that has been taken from him. This will stay with us now for the rest of our lives."

Harris - who has since been diagnosed with bipolar and multiple personality disorder - was suffering from a 'manic episode' following her split, it was heard. In mitigation, Berenice Mulvanny said Harris was deeply remorseful and devastated about her behaviour. She said it had been triggered by a break-up with a partner. On Harris' split with her partner, Judge Sarah Munro KC said: "You reacted to his departure in a dramatic way. In your behaviour you became extremely promiscuous."

She said a dramatic change was noted in Harris' mood which included an obsession in you for sex with young boys. [The boy] described how you started to send him messages and invited him to your home," she said. You took them to your son's bedroom and engaged in sexual activity with both boys. They left because it was time for your son to come home from school.

On the boy who reported the incident, she said: "The impact upon [him] has been dreadful. He feels guilty about what happened. You have clearly turned that family upside down and taken [his] childhood away from him." Sentencing her, she said: "No sentence I can pass can give [him] his childhood back or undo the damage you have done to him."

The judge said the trigger for the 'manic episode' which resulted in erratic behaviour was her split with her partner. "You felt unloved and you began to act in a way to get attention," she added. In your desire for attention you gave no consideration on the long term detrimental impact on these young boys. There was significant planning and grooming behaviour used by you, a serious abuse of trust and a very significant disparity in age. She added there had been a 'total disregard of any moral compass' and jailed her for four years. Harris was also made the subject of a 10 year restraining order and a Sexual Harm Prevention Order of the same length.

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Ruthless predator Paul Abbinnett, 38, of Oracle Drive, attempted to seduce the “extremely vulnerable” child into sex - before he was ousted and sent to jail for three years and six months at Portsmouth Crown Court.

Abbinnett had claimed he was just “having a laugh” during the trial but jurors convicted him of one count of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity in 2020. He was found not guilty of rape a child under 13, sexual activity with a child, attempted rape of a child under 13, causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in a sexual activity and sexual assault of a child under 13.

The sentence hearing was told how Abbinnett engaged the girl in sexual activity with him after sending lewd messages encouraging her to perform oral sex on him and telling her to wait naked for him. “(The victim) was extremely vulnerable. He took advantage of this,” prosecutor Matthew Lawson said.

Mr Lawson told the court how police recovered short Snapchat videos of Abbinnett stroking the girl’s breasts, moving his face side to side in her chest and rubbing her chest under a cover.

James Caldwell, defending, said the fallout from Abbinnett’s offending had led to “serious ramifications to the defendant outside court” due to “high emotional states” with the defendant losing his job and him now set to lose his home. Family members had also been impacted following his conviction in July.

Mr Caldwell said Abbinnett did not feel a probation report “fairly or accurately reflected his state of mind” but judge Michael Bowes KC said the defendant had shown “no remorse” after maintaining his innocence there was “nothing sexual in (his messages)”.

The judge said the offending amounted to “serious sexual abuse” and was “so serious that only an immediate custodial sentence can be justified” before adding: “The jury rejected (your claim) you were just having a laugh or using inappropriate language. Your intention was that (sexual activity) would take place even though in the end it did not.”

Speaking of the impact on the girl, judge Bowes said: “The effect on her has been profound. She is undoubtedly very damaged as a result of your conduct. It is to be hoped she will start to make a good recovery.”

The judge said Abbinnett would be released halfway through his three and a half year sentence. Details of a sexual harm prevention order will be fixed at a subsequent hearing. His sex offender registration requirements would be “indefinite”.

The girl was in court for the hearing with her family but a decision was made to not have her victim impact statement read out.

But after the hearing the family said: “No sentence would be enough for what he made her suffer but knowing he is now known for what he is - and that it will now stay with him for life on the sex offenders register and some prison time - has made a big difference.

“We would like to thank everyone that has worked with us and supported us through these times.”

A previous family statement had said: “He took the innocence from a child and turned her life upside down. He controlled and manipulated her and caused a lot of damage.

“He has caused her suffering which has led to her self-harming, having no self-confidence, low self-esteem, depression and anxiety. The scars and trauma will never end.”

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A 27 year-old man from Waterlooville has been jailed for a year after being found guilty of sexual assault by touching, following an assault on a girl at a pub in Southsea.

In the early hours of Saturday 25 September 2021 the teenager was approached by a man on the dancefloor at the One-Eyed Dog on Elm Grove and sexually assaulted.

On Thursday 17 August 2023, Promise Musemwa of Downs Close in Waterlooville was sentenced to 12 months in prison at Portsmouth Crown Court after being found guilty at the same court on 19 July. Judge Henry described Musemwa’s actions as “unacceptable” and “arrogant” upon sentencing.

Investigating officer DC Lauren Howard said: “I’d like to echo the Judge’s comments, Musemwa’s actions were totally unacceptable and I’m pleased that following a thorough investigation we have secured this result at court. It sends a clear message that we take all reports of sexual assault very seriously and will seek to secure justice for victims.

“We continue to work alongside a number of agencies to keep people safe within Portsmouth’s Night Time Economy, including Portsmouth City Council’s Violent Crime Reduction Unit and their licensing and environmental health teams, Street Pastors, South Central Ambulance Service, CCTV staff and security and staff at all of our licensed premises”.

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He attacked at woman at Newport bus station, Isle of Wight, and dragged her towards Church Litten Park.

The woman fought back and managed to get away.

Following his release from prison, Willett had to stay at an approved premises in Waterlooville.

He is also required to inform police of any change of address within three days, including if he had no fixed abode, and to register any online usernames with Hampshire Constabulary.

This is part of Willetts sex offender notification requirements.

On June 5, he absconded from his approved premises, and police found he had created online usernames which he had not registered.

Police issued an appeal to the public for help in finding Willett on Wednesday.

The sex offenderwas arrested on the Isle of Wight on the same day.

Willett was charged yesterday with two counts of breaching his sex offender notification requirements.

The 23-year-old was also recalled to prison for breaching his licence conditions, and will serve the remainder of his previous sentence.

He admitted the notification requirement breaches at Isle of Wight Magistrates Court.

Willett was handed an additional eight-month prison term, and had to pay 85 in costs, and a 128 victim surcharge

Acting Detective Inspector Mark Edis said Willett was arrested within hours of publishing the wanted appeal.

He added: We are very grateful to the local community who supported our efforts to locate Willett after he absconded.

Licence conditions and notification requirements are legally binding, and are put in place to protect the public by ensuring individuals do not re-offend.

There are of course those individuals, like Willett, who show absolute disregard for this.

We invest significant resources into the management of sex offenders and the protection of the public, and take this duty very seriously.

We hope that the swift action taken by police reassures the community of this, and that we will make every to put those who still choose to offend right back where they belong in prison.

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A PAEDOPHILE with a long history of disobedience to court orders was finally caged for his latest offences.

After being caught out by police following a search of his Waterlooville home, child pervert Anthony Fuller, 37, boasted: Its not my first time.

Portsmouth Crown Court heard how Fuller, of Tennyson Crescent, was repeatedly before the courts from 2014 onwards after being caught with indecent images.

The prolific offender again fell foul of the law after he was found in breach of a sexual harm prevention order and an 18 month sentence suspended for two years handed down in April.

Prosecutor Thomas Wilkins said officers attended Fullers address on two occasions in January before finding indecent images including of the very worst kind on devices. He was also found to have been browsing the internet without notifying officers.

The court was told how the registered sex offender had first been before the courts in 2014 before his offending and breaches started to spiral.

He has been before the courts on a number of occasions, Mr Wilkins said.

He added: There are no circumstances that make it unjust to impose a prison sentence.

Fullers first breach of an order came in 2016 before further breaches in 2018.

Unable to resist the temptation to make indecent photos of children, his punishment was then escalated with the suspended sentence in April.

And with him still failing to take heed of court orders, Fuller has now finally been taken off the streets and locked up.

Even his defence barrister conceded there was nothing he could say to deter the judge from jail. It would not be unjust to activate the suspended sentence, Simon Moger said.

The lawyer did point out that Fuller had attended 30 out of 35 probation appointments.

Fuller admitted two offences of breaching a sexual harm prevention order putting him in breach of a suspended sentence.

Judge, Recorder Louise Harvey, said there was no option but to incarcerate Fuller.

She said: These matters are very serious. You have been back here repeatedly since 2014 with the same offences again and again.

You have a long history of disobedience with the court.

The paedophile was then jailed for 21 months.

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A sex offender has been jailed for two and a half years for breaching the terms of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).

Andrew Haire was handed the 10 year SHPO on 26 November 2020, as part of a sentence for making indecent images of children whilst living on the Isle of Wight, for which he also received a 20 month jail term.

The 42-year-old, of Stakes Road in Waterlooville, was subject to a number of prohibitions under the SHPO, including using any device that can access the internet unless he notifies a police officer from his local public protection unit that he possesses the item first.

The conditions also made clear that any device possessed by Haire must have the capacity to retain and display the internet history, or has been approved by police if the device was unable to retain the history.

After he was released from prison, Haire had to wear an electronic tag which was monitored and indicated he had been visiting libraries in Hampshire.

Police enquiries established that, on a number of occasions between 31 August and 12 October, Haire had been using a library card to access the internet.

Officers attended Haire’s address on 12 October where he was arrested, and officers searching his room located a library card in his name, along with writings detailing his fantasies of abusing children.

In interview, Haire revealed he had accessed computers at public libraries in Portsmouth, Havant and Waterlooville with the sole aim of accessing indecent images of children.

He was subsequently charged with breaching his SHPO, and he admitted the offence when he appeared at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on 13 October this year.

Appearing at Portsmouth Crown Court today (Friday 12 November), Haire was jailed for 30 months.

PC Pamela Fisher, from the Eastern Offender Management Team, said: “Andrew Haire is a particularly dangerous individual who has clearly shown no sign of willingness to comply with the conditions imposed on him by the courts.

“Sexual Harm Prevention Orders are put in place to protect the public, and ensure that individuals do not re-offend. Where they choose to disregard them, they are rightly punished and I am pleased that Haire is now back behind bars.

“Haire admitted what he had been doing, and this was further evidenced by our enquiries and what was recovered from his bedroom.

“Despite his admissions to police, he had nonetheless attempted to access computers away from his address in public libraries, and we would urge anyone who uses this kind of facility and notices anyone behaving in a suspicious manner to report this to police.

“We invest significant resources into the protection of the public and the management of sex offenders, and it’s a duty we take very seriously.

“Officers will often make unannounced visits to offenders where they are subject to an intrusive investigative interview process. This helps us understand an offender’s routine, interests and behaviours so we can closely monitor them and keep the public safe.”

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Police in Hampshire have launched an appeal to locate a man in connection with a sexual assault.

Hampshire Constabulary say they are looking for 27-year-old Zackery Bell after a sexual assault in Waterlooville.

The incident in question happened on December 6 of last year.

After extensive enquiries to try to locate him, the public are now being asked for their help.

He has links to Sussex and it is believed that he could be in Warwickshire.

A spokesperson for Hampshire Constabulary said: "We are trying to locate wanted man Zackery Bell. Can you help or do you know his whereabouts?

"If you have seen him, or know where he is, do not approach him but contact us on 101, quoting 44200471788.

"We would also like to remind people that anyone found to be harbouring him to obstruct our attempts to locate him may be committing an offence and be liable for arrest themselves."

As well as 101, people can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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A man has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison after being found guilty of several non-recent sex offences in Cowplain following a trial at Portsmouth Crown Court.

Simon Shaw, 46, of St John Street in Wells, Somerset, was found guilty on Friday 8 January of four counts of engaging in non-penetrative sexual activity with a child.

The court heard that Shaw began abusing his victim in 2011, with his final offence occurring in 2012.

His offences were reported to the police by the victim in 2017.

He was sentenced on Monday 8 March, after previously denying all charges against him.

Detective Sergeant Shaun Goddard from Hampshire Constabulary’s Eastern Criminal Investigation Department said: “Understandably this was a very traumatic ordeal for the victim and I would like to commend her on her bravery and courage, which has helped secure this guilty verdict.

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A PAEDOPHILE is due to be sentenced at a crown court after he admitted breaking a sexual harm prevention order.

Christopher Kenneth Wear was given the order in 2017 after he admitted making indecent images of children.

The 34-year-old found himself in court again he was charged with breaching the order.

Magistrates heard he used social network sites including Facebook, Twitter and Instragram, which he was prohibited to do.

He also possessed an internet-enabled iPhone in a further breach of the order.

South Cumbria Magistrates' Court heard the offences were carried out in Dalton on February 12.

Wear pleaded guilty to two charges of breaking the order and is due to be sentenced at Preston Crown Court on February 12.

The defendant, of Longwood Avenue in Waterlooville, Hampshire, appeared in court via video link.

He was bailed ahead of the sentencing hearing.

The prevention order was issued at Preston Crown Court in 2017 after he admitted three counts of making the images between September 2009 and November 2016, and one of possession of images.

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A teaching assistant has been spared prison after admitting to secretly filming children in a primary school's toilets over the course of a week - leaving victims' parents feeling 'physically sick'.

Jack Dunn, 24, used his iPhone to capture seven videos of children over the course of a week and then made a series of screenshots of his favourite 24 moments.

He was caught out when a child discovered the device overhanging a cubicle.

Parents of his victims have said they felt 'physically sick' at his actions with one mother fearing he picked his job to get perverted access to children.

Portsmouth Crown Court heard the 24 year old was recorded children in toilets at Denmead Junior School in Hampshire in November 2019.

'I can't put into words how physically sick that made me feel and continues to make me,' one parent said, adding: 'My trust in the school has been completely shattered.'

Another parent said she felt 'instantly sick' when she found out her child was a victim.

Dunn picked out his 'highlights' from the videos he recorded, making 24 screenshots of his favourite moments.

Parents fear the images could have been uploaded to the dark web or elsewhere before Dunn was caught.

'These questions are something I will probably never know the answer to but will haunt my life forever,' one said.

Sentencing, judge David Melville QC said: 'The parents send these children to these schools believing at school the environment is safe and you breached that, and it's very serious.'

The court heard how a teacher was handed the phone after it was found, and it was then given to headteacher Elaine Viner who locked it away.

'The next day Mr Dunn was at the school acting rather suspiciously,' prosecutor Adrian Fleming said.

'Plainly he had gone to retrieve the phone, he was seen to be rummaging through a box in which pupils placed their phones.'

He added: 'There was the grossest breach of trust, we suggest there was clearly a significant degree of planning and clearly images were recorded.'

Judge Melville imposed a 12-month sentence suspended for two years, with 200 hours' unpaid work and sex offender treatment programme.

The judge said he suspended the term due to Dunn's age, and the fact he has no previous convictions.

He also considered the effects of Covid-19 in prisons and Dunn's difficult upbringing and family life, as outlined by his mother in a letter.

Dunn, from Horndean, Hampshire, was subjected to a five-year sexual harm prevention order and must sign the sex offenders' register.

He admitted voyeurism and making category C indecent images.

Damian Hayes, defending, said his client was 'ashamed' and added: 'He's sorry for what he did during that week in November 2019, and acutely sorry for the distress he caused the children and the parents at that school.

'He could offer no explanation for his behaviour.'

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Christopher Elliott, 41, of Laburnum Road, Waterlooville, was handed a prison sentence in 2001 and told to sign the sex offenders register.

But Portsmouth Magistrates Court heard he moved home and should have registered with police by November 7 last year. He registered on November 9.

The court heard Elliott went to Havant station, which was closed. He then went to Waterlooville station, which was closed.

When he went back to Havant a sign said go to the Eastern Police Investigation Centre in Copnor.

But when he went there he was too embarrassed as the waiting area at reception was full, and returned another day which was too late.

District judge Gary Lucie ordered Elliott, who admitted breaching notification requirements, to pay 197 in costs and charges.

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Shelf-stacker Lawrence Lewis dressed up as Santa at Christmas time in Asda, in Leigh Park, and was known as Father Christmas in the area.

Portsmouth Crown Court heard the 57-year-old had a ‘white bushy beard, white curly hair and was well-built’ when he approached the girls in a pub between December last year and January.

Now a judge has jailed the ‘dirty old man’ for 22 months and banned Lewis from dressing as Father Christmas for 10 years.

Robert Forrest, prosecuting, said: ‘We say that given his conviction for these offences it would be necessary and proportionate to stop him acting as Father Christmas in the foreseeable future.’

The court heard how Lewis, of Springwood Avenue, Waterlooville, offered two girls, aged eight and 11, £3 and £4 to expose themselves in the Wellington pub in Waterlooville. He was not dressed as Santa at the time.

Sentencing, Recorder Shamim Qureshi, said the girls knew him as Santa, adding: ‘Father Christmas turns out to be a dirty old man.’

Mr Forrest told the court how Lewis asked the younger girl to show her backside.

The girl told her mother but Mr Forrest said she was surprised and gave the defendant the benefit of the doubt.

A second girl was also interviewed by police. Mr Forrest said: ‘She said that this male, this defendant, also asked to see her underpants and offered her £4 to expose herself.

But Lewis was only caught on a second occasion, when he targeted the younger girl alone again.

In the final incident in January, again in the pub, Lewis offered the younger girl £3 to expose herself.

She said no and ran off to her mother and told her Lewis had asked about six times.

The court heard police were called and then he was arrested.

Mr Forrest said:’He was known... as Father Christmas or Santa because of his appearance at the time.

‘He was to say in interview he did look at the time like Father Christmas, he had a white bushy beard, white curly hair and was well-built.’

In a victim personal statement the older girl’s mother said: ‘My daughter is now very suspicious of men and seems to be wary around strangers.

‘I’m now worried and careful to where she is all the time and don’t let her out to play far from the house.’

The younger girl’s mother said: ‘My daughter is now very wary of men and will come running indoors if an older man walks past while playing.’

Mr Forrest added: ‘[The mother] feels guilty for what happened.’

Lian Webster-Martin, defending for Lewis, said he felt genuine remorse and had no recollection of the crimes.

He had been drinking for four hours during one of the occasions.

She said: ‘He has shaved his beard and he wishes to step away from any suggestion that he is performing that role.’

Lewis pleaded guilty to three charges of causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity.

The judge sentenced him to 10 months for the occasion when he targeted both girls and 12 months consecutive for the second occasion.

A sexual harm prevention order bans Lewis from speaking to any girl under 16 and from acting as Santa for 10 years.

He must sign the sex offenders’ register for 10 years.

Lewis must pay a £100 victim surcharge.

PC Mike Morgan said: ‘We thank the children for their bravery in coming forward to give evidence.’