Kettering sex offender jailed after breaching order protecting children
Police found a photo of a child on his phone during an unannounced visit
A registered sex offender has been jailed after police found he was breaching the terms of an order designed to protect children.
Roland Geoffrey Dyson, 60, previously of William Street in Kettering, was issued with a Sexual Harm Prevention Order in 2016 following his conviction for sexually assaulting a girl under 13.
What the order required
The order set out conditions Dyson had to follow.
They included not having any contact with girls under 16 unless their parents or guardians were aware of his conviction and had given permission.
How the breach was discovered
On 18th February, officers from Northamptonshire Police's MOSOVO team made an unannounced visit to Dyson's home.
There they found a photo of a child on his mobile phone, whose mother he had recently made friends with.
Subsequent enquiries revealed Dyson had not informed social services of the contact, as he was required to do.
He had also not told the girl's mother about his previous convictions.
He was arrested and charged with two counts of breaching his order.
The sentence
Dyson pleaded guilty to the offences at Northampton Crown Court in April.
He returned to the same court on 14th August, where he was sentenced to one year and nine months.
Lead investigator PC Kayleigh Rock, from the force's MOSOVO team, said: "Sexual Harm Prevention Orders are put in place to protect children and vulnerable people, and we will take robust action against anyone who fails to comply with them.
"Dyson was fully aware of the restrictions imposed on him and the reasons why they were in place, yet he chose to disregard those conditions. Thanks to the vigilance and proactive work of our MOSOVO officers, these breaches were identified and investigated thoroughly.
"This sentence demonstrates that breaches of SHPOs are taken extremely seriously by both the police and the courts. We remain committed to monitoring registered sex offenders and doing everything we can to safeguard our communities."