A 32-year-old registered sex offender from Northampton, Said Mohamed, has received a 12-month prison sentence for his flagrant violation of imposed terms. In 2021, Said Mohamed was registered on the Sex Offenders’ Register (SOR) for a duration of five years following his conviction for the sexual assault of a minor under the age of 13, an incident that occurred in 2017.
In accordance with his SOR obligations, Said Mohamed is required to inform the police of any alterations to his name or residence within three days.
Following the completion of a jail sentence for violating a community order, Said Mohamed neglected to notify Northamptonshire Police of his new residence.
On Tuesday, January 7, 2023, Said Mohamed was apprehended and subsequently charged with one count of noncompliance with SRO notices, and was shown before Northampton Magistrates’ Court. His case was referred to the county’s crown court, and he was detained in custody.
On Monday, March 3, Said Mohamed, who has no permanent residence, appeared at Northampton Crown Court, where he entered a guilty plea and received a sentence of 12 months’ jail.
During the same hearing, Said Mohamed received an additional 20-week prison sentence to be served concurrently, having pleaded guilty to one count of harassment. This pertained to a violation of a restraining order issued by Willesden Magistrates’ Court in July 2023.
Lead investigator, Detective Sergeant Will Corlett from the Force’s MOSOVO Team, which closely manage sexual and violent offenders, said: “Said Mohamed is rightly back in prison for his blatant disregard of the conditions imposed on him by the courts.
“These very strict notification requirements were put in place to ultimately protect the public, which Mohamed is expected to abide to. However, his continued refusal to engage with either the police or other agencies, clearly demonstrate that he thinks he is above the law.
“It is our duty to protect the most vulnerable people in our society from people like Mohamed, and we take the management of sex offenders extremely seriously and invest significant time and resources into doing everything we can to keep the public safe.
“We closely monitor sex offenders and their movements, adopting an absolute zero-tolerance approach to situations like this. There is no room for manoeuvre. If a breach is identified, there are no second chances and just like Mohamed – offenders will be sent to prison.”
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