A man has been jailed for two years for breaching a sexual harm prevention order.
Richard Cooke, 56, of no fixed address, was sentenced today.
The court heard that Cooke breached his order on February 29, while released on temporary licence.
He was prohibited from having any unsupervised contact or communication of any kind, including via internet or mobile phone with any male child under the age of 16 years other than:
- such as is inadvertent and not reasonably avoidable in the course of lawful daily life
- with the explicit consent of the child’s parent or guardian, who has knowledge of his criminal convictions or
- with the express written permission of the Social Services for the area you are residing
Detective Constable Dan Chadwick, the investigating officer from the MOSOVO team, said: “Cooke was fully aware of the terms of the order imposed against him when he formed a friendship with a child and had unsupervised contact.
“I would like to thank the family for their support, who were unaware of Cooke’s order.
“Their support helped to ensure he was held accountable for his actions.
“We work hard to monitor and manage people who are subject to such orders.
“Like in this case, we will find out if they breach the terms of these preventative orders and take swift action to ensure that our communities are safe.”
