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A convicted sex offender has been sent back to jail for a further string of sexual offences.
Christopher Hall, of no fixed address, appeared at Chester Crown Court on 22nd July to be sentenced after pleading guilty to four counts of making indecent photographs, possession of extreme pornographic images involving animals, possession of indecent photographs, three counts of distributing indecent photographs and being an adult attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child.
The 58-year-old was sentenced to three years in prison.
As part of his Sexual Harm Prevention Order conditions, the 58-year-old has to agree to unannounced visits by police, and checks on his devices to ensure he is compliant with the order.
On Friday 13th February 2026 officers attended his address and looked at his iPhone 14. Evidence of indecent images led to his electronic devices being seized for further investigation.
They found 32 category A videos, one category B image, 16 category B videos, 7 category C images and 14 extreme pornographic videos.
They also found that he had been using an app to speak to someone who clearly stated the were 14 years old and made continued sexualised comments and conversation with them.
PC Ell Estcourt said:
“This is Hall's second sexual offence of this nature. He knew he had to adhere to conditions in order to stay out of prison, yet he still went ahead and carried on with his predatory and disturbing behaviour.
“I hope this goes as a warning to those who are subject to such conditions, that we do check and we will take action in order to protect children and young people from harm.”