Sex offender jailed for breaching court order three times.

Registered Sex Offender Jailed for Breaching Court Order

A registered sex offender has been sent to prison for one year for breaching a court order three times.

Jake Wilson, 24, was handed a Sexual Harm Prevention order in October 2023 after being convicted of sexual communication with a child. He was prohibited from using a phone or online social media, but he breached this order on three separate occasions: in January, February, and then again on September 4, 2024.

Each time, Wilson obtained a mobile phone with internet access and created accounts on Facebook and Instagram.

Sentencing, Judge Paul Dugdale said: "You did exactly what you were told not to do. This court has now run out of road. We have been lenient and taken your difficulties into consideration, but the court has a duty to protect children. We tried to do this with the original SPHO, and now we will do it by sending you to prison."

The court heard that Mr. Wilson has learning difficulties and has attended appointments with a learning difficulty team.

Wilson, of Aylwards Way, Nether Wallop, will serve a 12-month sentence due to the persistent breaches and must go on the Sex Offenders Register for the next ten years.

Wilson, who appeared in a red t-shirt, nodded and listened as Judge Dugdale passed sentence.