A convicted Eden-based sex offender has admitted more crimes ahead of a sentencing hearing which was already scheduled to take place in front of a judge next month.
Late last year, 22-year-old Jordan Goddard was punished at Carlisle Crown Court for accessing illegal images of children. Goddard was ordered to co-operate with the probation service in a bid to mend his ways, and also carry out unpaid work.
In addition he was made subject to the strict terms of a sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) which was requested and imposed in an attempt to curb his online offending.
But within weeks, on 10th January, Goddard was back in court. He indicated guilty pleas to flouting the SHPO by possessing a laptop he’d failed to declare to police, and also one charge of attempted sexual communication with a child.
Both offences were committed on 9th January and his case was sent for sentence to the crown court.
Background reports, including one prepared by a psychiatrist, were ordered ahead of a hearing on 12th April and Goddard was remanded in custody.
But after he came to the attention of police on 9th January, further investigation work was carried out and new charges have now been brought.
At Carlisle Magistrates’ Court today (thurs), Goddard, of Castlegate, Penrith, admitted four additional offences which were also committed on 9th January.
These were a further SHPO breach by possessing an SD card without notifying police as he was under an obligation to do; and also three charges relating to the making of indecent photographs of children.
Magistrates sent Goddard’s case to the crown court and a further probation service pre-sentence report was ordered. Goddard is due to appear in front of a judge on 12th April and remains remanded in custody until then.
