Muhammad Saleem, a convicted Paedophilesex offender from Carlisle, apprehended several years ago by paedophile hunters, has been returned to court for violating the conditions of two court orders established as part of his initial sentence.
Muhammad Saleem, at 39 years old, was sentenced by a judge at Newcastle Crown Court in 2017.
At the age of 32, while working as a takeaway pizza maker, Muhammad Saleem believed he was meeting a 13-year-old girl following prior illicit online communication.
Instead, Muhammad Saleem was met in central Newcastle by members of a paedophile vigilante organisation.
The court heard Muhammad Saleem, now of Orton Road, Carlisle, had attempted to groom what he thought was a schoolgirl online, requesting intimate images and engaging in lewd sexual chat. After his encounter with the vigilantes, Muhammad Saleem tried to delete the damning data from his mobile phone.
However, Muhammad Saleem was brought to court and jailed for 14 months.
As part of his punishment, he was told to comply with strict conditions imposed on his liberty as part of a sexual harm prevention order. He was also made subject to sex offenders’ register notification requirements through which he must keep police informed of personal details and online use.
Today, Muhammad Saleem admitted to two new offences at Carlisle Crown Court.
Muhammad Saleem pleaded guilty to breaching the order between March 27 and July 22 this year by refusing to make an internet-accessible Samsung Galaxy mobile phone available for inspection in response to a request by police.
Muhammad Saleem also accepted flouting the notification requirements by creating and using a new Gmail account, which he failed to register with police within three days of its creation. This was done between July 17 and August 8 this year.
After hearing submissions from Muhammad Saleem’s barrister, Judge Michael Fanning adjourned the case ahead of sentence for the preparation of up-to-date background information. Kim Whittlestone, defending, said Saleem had been made subject to a community order during an earlier court appearance in March of this year.
“The court needs more information about you and your previous offending,” Judge Fanning told Muhammad Saleem, who attended the hearing remotely over a video link from prison.
Muhammad Saleem is due to be punished on September 30; in the meantime, he remains in custody.
Once again, police have not released a photograph of Muhammad Saleem, so we have no clue what he looks like…
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