Chris Leyburn 34

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A lying child rapist claims that a sex offender order ‘takes away his human rights’.

Chris Leyburn also says that the Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) is “an inconvenience”. The 34-year-old told cops that he wasn’t aware that he had to declare his alias on Snapchat when he was caught with two phones in his mum’s car.

But his claims were dismissed after his sex offender history was resurfaced at Teesside Crown Court - outlining multiple breaches of the strict guidelines he must follow.

The Acklam man appeared at the Middlesbrough court, via video link from HMP Durham, for sentencing on Wednesday. He previously admitted two breaches of a sexual harm prevention order and failing to comply with notification requirements.

The court heard that in 2006, Leyburn was convicted of raping two children. He also began relationships with women who had children so a sexual harm prevention order was imposed, prosecutor Dan Wilberforce said.

On September 12 at around 10am, two police officers went to arrest Leyburn after “information was passed” to the force regarding Leyburn’s use of Snapchat. At the time, he was travelling in his mum’s car.

After removing Leyburn from the vehicle, he was asked if he had any mobile phones. He replied no, lying to police. However a search of the car uncovered two mobile phones - a Motorola and a Samsung - stashed in the glove box.

WhatsApp messages between Leyburn and his girlfriend confirmed that the phone was his, Mr Wilberforce explained. Analysis of one of the phones showed that Leyburn had used the username ‘Lizardman1990’ on Snapchat and had been using the app since January.

Mr Wilberforce stated that failing to provide his mobile phone when requested was a breach of his sex offender prevention order. The use of a Snapchat alias - which had not been released to police - was a breach of his notification requirements. Mr Wilberforce told the judge that Leyburn has eight convictions for 23 offences, with 14 offences being of a sexual nature.

Judge Richard Bennett described the Snapchat usage as a “persistent breach”. He told the court that Leyburn has received a number of “length custodial sentences” for breaches of sexual harm prevention order breaches - but they appear to not to have “discouraged him”.

Leyburn, of Aylton Drive, Acklam, Middlesbrough, has eight breaches for not complying with notification requirements and six breaches of his sexual harm prevention order. Judge Bennett told the Middlesbrough court that Leyburn “claims the sexual harm prevention order takes away your human rights and is too restrictive”. Leyburn was jailed for two years.