A paedophile from Eastbourne, Kevin Wyeth, characterised as a ‘persistent’ sexual predator, has been incarcerated following the discovery of hundreds of sexually graphic photos of youngsters on his mobile phone by law enforcement investigators.
Kevin Wyeth, 37, currently homeless, was previously under a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) due to many sexual offences against children dating back to 2006.
In July 2022, Kevin Wyeth was granted release on licence after serving a portion of his prison sentence for violating a standing Sexual Harm Prevention Order by transmitting sexual communications to four minors.
On Monday, 13 March 2023, Sussex Police officers executed an unannounced inspection at a hotel near Eastbourne where Wyeth was residing.
Officers discovered a cell phone concealed beneath a loaf of bread adjacent to his bed, so once more violating his SHPO.
The phone had numerous explicit photographs of children as young as five, along with text communications with a youngster believed to be under 15 years old.
Kevin Wyeth was apprehended and then indicted on three counts of violating a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, producing Category C indecent photos of minors, and failing to reveal the key to protected information by not supplying the PIN for his mobile phone.
Kevin Wyeth admitted guilt to all charges at Chichester Crown Court on 29 August.
On Thursday, 12 October, at Lewes Crown Court, Kevin Wyeth was sentenced to 30 months of imprisonment, issued an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order, and will be placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register indefinitely.
UPDATE 06.05.25
Wyeth, formerly of Eastbourne but of no fixed address, was charged with 35 offences, and appeared for sentencing at Lewes Crown Court on Friday, 2 May.
The court imposed a 20-year sentence, which includes 15 years in prison, and an additional five years on licence as part of an extended sentence.
Wyeth was previously remanded in custody after a hearing before Brighton Magistrates’ Court on October 12 last year.
The offences were seven counts of distributing indecent images, ten counts of making indecent images, five counts of engaging in sexual communications with a child and one count of attempting to engage in sexual communications with a child, three counts of breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, three counts of inciting girls under the age of 13 to engage in sexual activity which includes one count of penetrative sexual activity, two counts of disclosing or threatening to disclose a private sexual photograph or film with intent to cause distress, and three counts of malicious communications.
Wyeth was previously jailed in 2018 and 2020 for similar offences of making indecent images and of engaging in sexual communications with a child, and was also jailed in 2023 for breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
If you or anyone you know have been affected by the people highlighted in this article, then please report those individuals to the Police on 101 (999 if an emergency) or visit their online resources for further details of the options for reporting a crime. You can also make a report at Crimestoppers should you wish to be completely anonymous. There is help available on our support links page.