Bakhtor Singh 45

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A SEX offender from Anglesey breached his notification requirements and sexual offences prevention order (SOPO) by running a Bangor hotel under an alias and by walking alongside a woman in the street in the city.

Bakhtor Singh was issued with the notification requirements and SOPO in 2007 after being convicted of causing a female to engage in sexual activity without consent.

But having admitted these breaches, Singh, 45, of Trem Arfon, Menai Bridge, was today (November 19) jailed for a year at Caernarfon Crown Court (sitting at Llandudno Magistrates’ Court).

Prosecutor Emmalyne Downing said that, in October 2023, police were informed that Singh was running the Baytree Lodge in Bangor, which was being used to house vulnerable individuals temporarily, under the alias “Dee”.

Officers attended on October 27, and Singh, who should have disclosed this alias per the terms of notification requirements, was arrested.

He was released under investigation, but then on January 3, 2024, a woman was walking to Bangor railway station when Singh parked his van alongside her.

Singh got out of the van and started walking beside the woman, which made her feel “uncomfortable”.

After asking her for directions, the woman walked off at a “fast pace”, having not liked how Singh made her feel by walking so close to her when she was alone.

Police later located the woman, who provided a statement.

Defending Singh, who had previous convictions for 10 offences and had breached his SOPO before, Ember-Jade Wong said he has complied with his “extraordinarily onerous order” for a significant number of years”.

Ms Wong added that Singh is a father-of-four who also has the “bulk of caring responsibilities” for his wife, and who “assists fairly significantly” in the care of his elderly mother.

Sentencing, Judge Timothy Petts told Singh: “I’m very concerned you would commit such a flagrant breach of your order while you were under investigation for breaching your notification requirements.

“The fact it was an onerous and indefinite order isn’t a defence. Until the order is changed, you have to comply with it.

“In the circumstances, only immediate custody will do.

“I don’t think there’s a realistic prospect of rehabilitation. You need to learn a lesson, and I don’t think you’ve learnt it yet.”