Locations
Flaxmans Court, Gillingham, Medway, ME7
Description
A registered sex offender from Gillingham has been jailed for deleting his internet browsing history.
In 2021, Nigel Edwards was convicted of making indecent images of children and became subject to strict conditions on his conduct. A 10 year sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) was put in place which included stringent restrictions around his use of the internet, specifically that he should not delete the internet history on any device.
On 18 January 2026, investigators made a regular visit to review Edwards’s laptop and were alerted to irregularities within his internet history.
The device was then seized and on 21 January he was arrested for breaching a sexual harm prevention order due to his internet browsing history being deleted.
Charged
Nigel Edwards, 54, of Flaxmans Court, Gillingham, was charged the same day and remanded in custody.
He pleaded guilty to the offence at Maidstone Crown Court and on Monday 23 March, Edwards was sentenced to 14 months’ imprisonment. He will also continue to be subject to the remaining five years of his sexual harm prevention order.
Investigating officer, Police Constable Harriette Barraclough said:
‘Court orders such as these are there so convicted sex offenders can be closely monitored and help us safeguard children.
‘As this case shows we will do everything within our powers to ensure offenders like Edwards face justice.’