Homeless Sex Offender Deliberately Breaches No-Contact Order to Spend Christmas in Jail

Jake Jones, 36, has been sentenced to eight months in prison for deliberately breaching a no-contact order, despite knowing his actions could cause severe emotional distress to his victim.

Jones was issued a sexual offences protection order under a different name in March 2014 after being convicted of sexual assaults against a child under 13, sexual activity with a child under 16, and causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity.

On December 24th, 2022, Jones contacted a detective involved in his case to inform them he was no longer living at his former home on Anlaby Road, Hull, Yorkshire. He claimed he had been unable to find emergency accommodation due to previous issues in a hostel and had been homeless for five days.

Later that day, Jones called the detective again, this time to confess he had contacted his victim. Prosecutor Michael Masson told Hull Crown Court: "It was a deliberate breach. The defendant has contacted the victim despite knowing that his actions could cause severe emotional distress. It was targeting of an individual that the order was designed to protect. It was a deliberate failure to comply."

Cathy Kioko-Gilligan, defending Jones, argued that his actions were "stupid offending" caused by his homelessness. Judge John Thackray KC agreed, stating: "It was plainly a deliberate breach by you, designed because you wanted to spend some time in custody rather than be homeless. Whatever your motivation, it must have been extremely upsetting for your victim."