Sex Offender Anthony Goward Jailed for Travelling to Abuse Children

Anthony Goward, a 52-year-old sex offender from Braunstone, Leicestershire, was sentenced to four years and four months in prison in May 2023.

Goward traveled over 100 miles to Warrington, believing he would meet a woman who could facilitate his access to two young children for the purpose of abuse. Upon his arrival, he was apprehended by officers from the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU).

He pleaded guilty to child sex offenses and received a life-long registration on the Sex Offenders Register along with a 15-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

This case is part of a larger effort by the NWROCU, which has arrested over 1,000 individuals in connection with online child sexual offences.