Locations
Fletcher Road, Stoke On Trent ST4
Description
Joshua Checksfield breached the terms of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order
Devious pervert Joshua Checksfield has been jailed after he breached the terms of an order by contacting a 15-year-old schoolgirl.
The 19-year-old was sentenced to a three year community order and made the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) in December 2020 after he was convicted of causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity.
But months later he breached the order by contacting a 15-year-old girl and installing software to use Snapchat, which he was prevented from doing under the terms of the order.
Now Checksfield has been sentenced to 30 months detention in a young offenders' institution.
Devious pervert Joshua Checksfield has been jailed after he breached the terms of an order by contacting a 15-year-old schoolgirl.
The 19-year-old was sentenced to a three year community order and made the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) in December 2020 after he was convicted of causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity.
But months later he breached the order by contacting a 15-year-old girl and installing software to use Snapchat, which he was prevented from doing under the terms of the order.
Now Checksfield has been sentenced to 30 months detention in a young offenders' institution.
Prosecutor John Oates told Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court the defendant was made the subject of a SHPO in December 2020 which prevents him contacting a child under 16.
But in July a mother of a 15-year-old girl realised the teen had been speaking on her phone and discussing travelling on a train to meet the defendant.
Mr Oates said: "She took the phone off her and formed the opinion somebody had been trying to groom her daughter. A check of the phone showed the defendant had contacted her daughter on a number of occasions.
"He had two phones. One was not registered with the police."
The girl had told the defendant she was 15.
Mr Oates said: "He kept insisting he thought she was 17 but that was clearly not the case from a review of the messages. Various messages had sexual implications. He spoke about love and called her kinky.
"He talked about travelling to Manchester to meet her.
"The matter was reported to the police."
Checksfield, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to two charges of breaching a SHPO.
Stuart Muldoon, mitigating, said the defendant has spent five months in custody. Mr Muldoon said: "He made admissions regarding his sexual attraction to young females, aged 15 upwards.
"He is going to take whatever steps he can to ensure he doesn't return to custody."
Judge Paul Glenn revoked the community order made on December 23, 2020 and re-sentenced him for that as well as these breaches. Judge Glenn said: "You contacted a 15-year-old girl on a persistent basis over seven weeks. You gave a false name and lied about your own age. She told you she was 15. You were not deterred.
"You are devious. You visited the child three times in Manchester in July. You used Snapchat by using a web browser rather than an app to avoid detection. You were thinking quite clearly.
"The risk of you re-offending is high.
"These offences are so serious it has to be an immediate custodial sentence."