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A 32-year-old Northampton registered sex offender has been handed a 12-month prison term for his blatant disregard for the conditions placed on him.
In 2021, Said Mohamed was placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register (SOR) for five years after he was convicted of the sexual assault of a girl under the age of 13, which took place in 2017.
As part of his SOR requirements, Mohamed must notify the police of any changes to either his name or address within three days.
However, after serving a custodial sentence for a breach of a community order, Mohamed failed to inform Northamptonshire Police of his new address.
On Tuesday, January 7, this year, Mohamed was arrested and subsequently charged with one count of failing to comply with SRO notifications and put before Northampton Magistrates’ Court. His case was committed to the county’s crown court, and he was remanded in custody.
On Monday, March 3, Mohamed, of no fixed address, appeared at Northampton Crown Court, where he pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment.
At the same hearing, Mohamed was sentenced to a further 20 weeks imprisonment to run concurrently, after pleading guilty to one count of harassment. This was in relation to a breach of a restraining order imposed by Willesden Magistrates’ Court in July 2023.
Lead investigator, Detective Sergeant Will Corlett from the Force’s MOSOVO Team, which closely manage sexual and violent offenders, said: “Said Mohamed is rightly back in prison for his blatant disregard of the conditions imposed on him by the courts.
“These very strict notification requirements were put in place to ultimately protect the public, which Mohamed is expected to abide to. However, his continued refusal to engage with either the police or other agencies, clearly demonstrate that he thinks he is above the law.
“It is our duty to protect the most vulnerable people in our society from people like Mohamed, and we take the management of sex offenders extremely seriously and invest significant time and resources into doing everything we can to keep the public safe.
“We closely monitor sex offenders and their movements, adopting an absolute zero-tolerance approach to situations like this. There is no room for manoeuvre. If a breach is identified, there are no second chances and just like Mohamed – offenders will be sent to prison.”