Convicted sex offender Craig King used a fake name during a 12-month relationship to try and hide his past crimes. He pretended to be a 14-year-old boy with a 31-year-old boyfriend. 24 Feb. Burnley extend lead at top despite Millwall draw. Police recovered chat logs between the pair. He went on the run to the United States of America in December 2018 and failed to return to the UK for his court hearings. Hopkin then said he "would like to get to know you better if i can" and the conversation turned 'flirty and overly-friendly'. Officers recovered seven category A images the most serious nine category B and 10 category C images from his mobile phone and showed some of the victims in pain and grimacing. 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Emsley asked for the visit to take place downstairs instead of his room but this was denied. The retired painter and decorate 'clocked' the victim and got up from his seat to move 'directly next to her'. He downloaded 203 images between 2014 and 2017 and also engaged in peculiar and worrying sex chat on social media over a seven-year period. The National Crime Agency was then informed and officers executed a warrant at his home in April 2017. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. He pleaded guilty to three counts of breaching the SHPO and was sentenced to a three-year community order with a sex offender treatment programme and 150 hours unpaid work. Part of the order meant the 40-year-old couldnt have any devices capable of accessing the internet unless he made them available on request by the police. The SHPO includes additional measures preventing benefit claimant Leonard from having any unsupervised contact with a child under 16 without express permission of a parent/guardian or social services and does not allow him to travel outside the UK without prior written permission from the chief constable of the area he is living in. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Latest News in Burnley in Lancashire, England, UK - InYourArea BB11 9SA RegisterorSign In Enter your postcodeto see newsand informationnear you How We Use Your Data Burnley Please rate this website National News Stunning Northern Lights light up Britain's skies - 'just beautiful to watch and share' 10 hours ago Van seized for dropping illegal off-road bike off at Gisburn Forest. Ramsbottom then kissed her and sexually touched her 'all over her body' before she left. The bus driver stopped the bus and the defendant was prevented from getting off until police arrived to arrest him. She reported the incident to the bus driver and police and it was captured on CCTV. Harper handed over a laptop and a small computer but failed to hand over a mobile phone and 12 storage devices. Lenehan suggested they set up a group in a chat room application and the defendant used the name 'Gary'. He also made a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) which sets out the conditions surrounding Fletchers future use of IT. Police recovered 185 category C images, one category B and two at the most serious category A from his home on Plungington Road, Preston. Her mother was 'concerned and kept an eye on him' and gestured for her daughter to sit close to her but 'she said she was fine'. Emsley, formerly of Hood Street, Accrington, pleaded guilty to two counts of breaching the SHPO. A court heard the pair had a sexual fantasy relationship. The Burnley FC reporter for LancsLive is Alex James. In separate incidents, Smith also filmed women using changing rooms at different Trafford Centre shops from 2017 to 2019. He was also placed on the sex offenders register for five years, given a sexual harm prevention order lasting the same time period and fined 170. Another paedophile hunter group Fleetwood Enforcers were contacted to carry out a sting operation and Nicholson was arrested. Burnley Express news update 22 Dec 2022: Burnley businesses including one of Britain's oldest sporting goods firms partner up. Whiteley, 24, then pulled her back onto the bed and put both his hands around her neck with his thumbs on the windpipe. A woman who faked a medical degree certificate to work as a psychiatrist for more than two decades has been jailed for seven years. 2:57. He was jailed for three years and ordered to sign the sex offenders register for life. Preston Crown Court heard that when the allegations were first made Peel's wife 'terminated' their marriage and restricted access to his son. The 43-year-old, from Bacup, was given an extended jail sentence more than a decade ago for sexual offences and made subject to the sex offender notification requirements for life. Leonard claimed the new order was completely disproportionate and made an appeal to Burnley Crown Court to have the SHPO revoked. This happened on multiple occasions. He was classed as a 'dangerous offender' and jailed for two years at Preston Crown Court in November 2019 with an extended three years on licence. Mooney is deemed as a dangerous person so cannot be released until two thirds of the way through his sentence and he then has to prove to the parole board that he is not a risk to the public before being released. He was also given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for 10 years and will be on the Sex Offenders Register for life. The recordings revealed that seven children, aged between six and 15, were also captured on six different clips using the changing cubicles. A Judge said 'the memory of that incident is seared onto [the victim's] brain' and that he 'buried the memory of the abuse for many years' until reporting it to police in 2018. Stephen Bateson tried to groom a 13-year-old girl was caught out when it emerged the teenager was an undercover police officer. It is printed twice weekly on Tuesday and Friday - which is the larger edition. 1. He had previously been convicted for sex offences in 2002 when he was a 14-year-old. His iPad and HTC phone were taken for analysis and dozens of banned images were found on the devices. Gartshore-Taylor bought the boy the latest mobile phone and trainers, as well as taking him on trips to the cinema, as a way to buy his loyalty. Get all the latest news, sport and what's on stories sent to your inbox daily with the LancsLive newsletter here. Search terms and websites were found on Livesey's devices, and the images and videos included a large number of different victims. Preston Crown Court heard excerpts from Wyatts online diary in which he spoke of having horizontal hugs with the girl, and kissing her at break time in his room. The court heard that he had been drinking pints and spirits in Nelson and was 'alcohol dependent'. He also installed special software on his mobile phone making it 'difficult or impossible' to check his browsing history and also had access to the 'dark web'. He was jailed for more than 17 years after admitting sexual abuse against pupils. The club have twice been crowned champions of England in 1921 and 1960, the latter under legendary manager Harry Potts. Lancashire Constabulary confirmed an investigation is ongoing. Officers described how Holt 'smelt strongly of alcohol and was unsteady on his feet'. Ogden denied the offences but was later charged by police. The72 (Weblog) 11:35 27-Feb-23. Another male passenger told police that he saw Holt move to sit next to the victim and 'thought his behaviour was strange'. Former Boys Brigade leader William Bissett 'cynically abused' his position of trust at the Church Street Methodist Church group in St Anne's to 'prey upon' five young boys over an 11-year period. HP10 9TY. The paedophile hunter volunteered for the group No More Silent Voices and was messaged by Nicholson on August 29, 2018. 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He was also given an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order. 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