Euwyn Draper, a convicted Haverfordwest Paedophile sex offender, has been apprehended with a concealed mobile phone carrying indecent photographs of minors in violation of a court order by utilising and deleting Snapchat.
Euwyn Draper, 21, received a six-month prison term, suspended for two years, in April for charges related to the creation and distribution of obscene photos of minors. He was mandated to register as a sex offender and was subjected to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) as part of his sentence.
The SHPO forbade Euwyn Draper from possessing unregistered internet-enabled devices, wiping internet history or applications, and maintaining social media accounts under pseudonyms. Draper was determined to have breached multiple criteria.
Prosecutor Emily Bennett stated that Draper informed the police Euwyn Draper possessed solely an Xbox and a mobile phone with internet connectivity. He was directed to eliminate a secondary Instagram account, registered under a pseudonymous identity, as well as his Snapchat account, owing to apprehensions regarding the app’s message deletion capabilities.
From May 5 to July 10, e-safe software monitoring identified several occurrences of the Snapchat logo in the status bar of Euwyn Draper’s registered phone. Investigators ascertained that Euwyn Draper had utilised the application at least twice, violating the stipulations of his SHPO.
When Euwyn Draper was asked to attend the police station, officers noted that he had deliberately taken a longer route. Upon questioning, he admitted that this allowed him time to delete Snapchat from his phone.
During a visit to his home, officers discovered a phone charger under Euwyn Draper’s pillow, leading them to find a second mobile phone hidden from the authorities. The accounts on this device matched those on his registered phone.
Euwyn Draper claimed this second phone was old and had forgotten about it, asserting he did not believe it was still functional. However, investigators found that across his devices, there were seven Category A images, three Category B images, and one Category C image – all created in November and December of the previous year, before the imposition of his SHPO.
Euwyn Draper, who has one previous conviction for six offences, pleaded guilty to three counts of breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and four counts of making indecent images of children.
In mitigation, defence barrister Dan Griffiths acknowledged that Euwyn Draper had an “unhealthy interest and compulsion” to view the illegal material. He argued that as the breaches had occurred so soon after Draper’s initial sentencing, there had not yet been adequate time for rehabilitation efforts to prevent further offending.
“The support he so desperately needs is not going to be offered to him while he is in prison,” Mr Griffiths added.
The court was informed that Euwyn Draper had spent the last two months in custody and was evicted from his home.
Judge Paul Thomas KC adjourned sentencing to establish whether Euwyn Draper would have a place to live in the community upon his release, acknowledging that prison time was possible.
“He could not complain if he got 16 months in prison,” the judge remarked. “However, I take your point that, in the long term, it is in everyone’s best interest that he gets over this addiction.”
Euwyn Draper, previously of Goat Street, Haverfordwest, was remanded back into custody and is due to return to court for sentencing on September 26.
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