A Stapleford Paedophile, Alan Richardson, has been reincarcerated for violating a court order and concealing evidence from law enforcement.
Alan Richardson, 50 years old, was prohibited by a Sexual Harm Prevention Order from possessing undeclared internet-capable gadgets or erasing his browser history.
Suspecting he may have perpetrated further online offences, detectives visited Alan Richardson’s residence in Stapleford on 18 June of the previous year.
Following a protracted delay, he ultimately unlocked the door to let the officers—yet not before executing a factory reset on his iPad.
A police digital forensics officer uncovered both the deception and the prior activation of a specialised anonymous search engine on the same device.
Alan Richardson, previously incarcerated for producing obscene photos of minors, subsequently confessed to two violations of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
Alan Richardson was sentenced to two years in prison at Nottingham Crown Court on Monday, 31 March.
Detective Constable Ed Priestley, of Nottinghamshire Police, sad:
“Alan Richardson is the lates [Editor’s Note: It is ‘latest’] in a line of offenders to find out first hand just how seriously the courts take this kind of flagrant disregard for the orders they impose.
“Even though he was not convicted on this occasion for more serious offences, these breaches alone were enough to land him back in jail.
“Sexual Harm Prevention Orders are a key part of our work to manage sex offenders’ risk to the public and we are extremely proactive in enforcing these.
“As in this case, when we have reason to believe these orders are being ignored, we will take robust action and put people before the courts again.
“Alan Richardson and others like him should be in no doubt about what will happen to them if they take similar actions in the future.”
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