Locations
Goldcroft, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21
Description
A Yeovil sex offender has been jailed for repeatedly breaching the terms of a court order banning him from contacting children. David Reynolds, 35, lied about his identity and background in order to befriend a family with children.
He became 'obsessed' with one child and would regularly visit and buy gifts. There was no evidence of inappropriate sexual behaviour but his actions put him in breach of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order issued by the court following a conviction back in 2014.
Reynolds, of Goldcroft, admitted a series of breaches, including having his photo taken with other children at an animal centre, and has been jailed for three years and nine months at Taunton Crown Court.
Judge Paul Cook said the offences started a month or so after a suspended sentence imposed for a previous breach ended. He befriended a family, lied about his name and told them 'a fiction about your circumstances, background and prospects'.
He made regular visits to see the child and bought gifts. The judge said Reynolds had used his time in custody since his arrest to reflect on his behaviour.
"This was a very serious and persistent breach against a backdrop of you lying about your name and identity," he said. "It was predatory contact."