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Sex offender had ‘paedophile manual’ describing how to abuse children
A Blackpool man was caught with a ‘paedophile manual’ that described how to abuse children, a court has heard.
Matthew Matthiason, 39, was arrested in Blackpool in April.
He is a registered sex offender, previously convicted of making indecent photographs or pseudo photographs of children on multiple occasions.
Enquiries established that Matthiason had been using multiple names he had not registered with police – in breach of his sex offender notification requirements.
When arrested for this, his home address was searched where a paedophile manual made by Matthiason was located which described how to sexually abuse children.
Matthiason, formerly of Waterloo Road, Blackpool, appeared at Preston Crown Court on Monday (May 12) after pleading guilty to failing to comply with the notification requirements and possession of the paedophile manual.
He was jailed for 10 months.
A police spokesperson said: “Lancashire Police monitor sex offenders in the community and won't hesitate to take action against them if they breach the restrictions placed upon them by the courts.
“We will fully investigate any concerns or safeguarding issues which are raised.”
