A registered sex offender who breached a court order has been jailed for two years.
Sean Beazant, 38, of no fixed address, was sentenced today at Carlisle Crown Court for three breaches of his sex offender requirements; a breach of a sexual harm prevention order, issued by Sheffield Crown Court on January 19 2022 and possession of a class B drug.
The court heard how from January 30 this year, an officer from South Yorkshire Constabulary made several attempts to contact Beazant at his home address without success. There was found to be no one living at the property where Beazant had said he was residing.
Following enquiries and appeals by Management of Sexual Offenders & Violent Offenders officers from South Yorkshire and Cumbria Constabulary, and response from members of the public in Cumbria, Beazant was located at an address in Kendal, where he was living with his partner who was not aware of his registered sexual offender status or his true name.
Upon arrival at the property, he was seen to flee from a first-floor window.
An area search was conducted and with assistance from members of the public Beazant was located and arrested for breach of the sexual harm prevention order. He was also found in possession of a quantity of cannabis.
Whilst at the police station, officers located a mobile phone on Beazant’s possession which had not been declared to police – a requirement of the order.
Beazant was put on the Sex Offenders Register in 2021 and an obligation of this includes informing police where he is living and notifying of any mobile devices.
The woman who was in a relationship with Beazant was not aware if his previous sexual offending history and wasn’t aware of his correct second name.
Beazant admitted all charges against him at an earlier hearing.
Detective Sergeant Beccy Joseph, of the Management of Sexual Offenders & Violent Offenders team, said: “Beazant was fully aware of the requirements of him being a named person on the sex offender register and the terms of the order imposed against him when he breached these.
“We work hard to monitor and manage people who are subject to such orders to assess and manage the risk that they pose to the public and to ensure that they are held to account for any breaches of court orders that are issued to assist in managing their risk, and to ensure that the public is safe from harm.
“This was a great example of police and the public working together to locate a sex offender trying to evade their responsibilities.
“If anyone is found to breach the terms of these preventative orders we will find them, and we take a zero-tolerance approach. I hope todays sentencing shows how seriously we take the management of sex offenders.”
