Convicted child rapist stayed in house and caravan with children.

Convicted Child Rapist Breaches Order

A convicted child rapist, Jason Stacey, 51, has been jailed for 16 months after breaching a sexual offences prevention order. Stacey, of Stray Park Court in Camborne, was sentenced at Truro Crown Court.

Stacey was originally sentenced to 14 years in prison in 2009 for three rapes of a male under 16, eight gross indecency with a male child charges, and gross indecency with a female child. He was released from prison in 2018.

The order prohibited Stacey from having contact with children and residing at the same house as young people. He was also required to notify police if he stayed in a house with young people for more than 12 hours.

Prosecuting the case, Sam Castlehouse told the court how Stacey was arrested for an unrelated matter in February 2019. During the investigation, it became apparent that Stacey may have had access to children. A bag of female child's underwear was found in his bedroom.

The court heard how following the death of Stacey's twin brother, he was responsible for organising the funeral, which brought him in contact with family members he hadn't spoken to for many years. Following the funeral, Stacey stayed at a family member's address, a house occupied by children. He also joined family members on holiday and stayed in a caravan with children.

Stacey's family also visited him and stayed at his house. Stacey accepted knowing of the terms of his order and breaching it but said he didn't deem the breaches serious as it involved family members.

The family members were not aware of Stacey's convictions, and there was an occasion when he tickled one of them, making her feel uncomfortable.

Representing Stacey, Piers Norsworthy said there was no suggestion he committed offences against children, and that Stacey engineered situations to ensure he was never alone in a room with children. He added that Stacey was isolated, having no friends, so took the opportunity to socialise with family.

Mr Norsworthy said since release Stacey had worked and to some degree rebuilt his life.

Sentencing Stacey, Judge Anna Richardson explained how the offences took place six months after Stacey was released from prison for a previous breach. She said:

You repeatedly stayed with [child family members] and had access to young children. The circumstances were that your brothers funeral took place in February 2019 and you had responsibility for some of his affairs. You made contact with family you had not had contact with since 2002 and I accept you found yourself isolated and after the funeral took advantage of the opportunity to rekindle family relationships. This resulted in you going on holiday with them and them visiting you. You sometimes stayed on the sofa at their address. Your family were unaware of your offending history and it appears you took underwear from their premises or they left it behind. On one occasion during your contact you had physical contact with one [family member] and left her feeling uncomfortable by lying on her and tickling her legs. You persistently lied to police and repeatedly and deliberately breached the order.