Dean Harrison 55

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A man who failed to tell two women he had sexual relationships with that he was a convicted sex offender has been locked up.

Dean Harrison also failed to declare the relationships, or that he had been staying in the Cleethorpes area on a regular basis, to authorties, despite having to do so as part of his sex offenders’ register requirement.

The 55-year-old was made subject to a sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) in October 2023 and started breaching it the following year, Teesside Crown Court heard.

Ian West, prosecuting, said Harrison was required to give the name, address and date of birth of any female he was starting a relationship with within 24 hours.

He said the first complainant called the police to raise concerns that he had not contacted her since returning to County Durham after leaving her home in Cleethorpes.

The second woman met Harrison through TikTok before starting to message each other on WhatsApp and they became a couple quickly and remained in a sexual relationship for several months.

The court heard how the defendant had 37 convictions for 103 offences on his record including a nine-year sentence for sexual offences.

Harrison, of Croquet Gardens, Stanley, pleaded guilty to two breaches of the SHPO between October 2024 and August last year, and breaching the terms of his notification requirement order between October 2024 and February 2025.

Christopher Morrison, mitigating, said his client had spent nine months on remand following his guilty pleas being entered and there had been no contact with any children.

He added: “The granting of the restraining orders may serve to temper any long-term damage that the women may have suffered emotionally through this.”

Judge Aisha Wadoodi sentenced Harrison to two years and three months and made subject of two five-year restraining orders to protect his victims.

She said: “It was clear what the terms of the SHPO were but you completely ignored those orders, disregarded them, and started a relationship with both of these women.

“Not informing them in any way of your history or notifying your offender manager what you were up to.”