A twisted Scottish child abuser was arrested at a hotel just hours after he admitted nine breaches in an English court. Jeremy Humphreys has to abide by a number of conditions – as a result of a sexual harm prevention order (SHPO).
But the creep failed to notify police of his digital devices and refused to provide passwords. The 61-year-old, from Lochgilphead in Argyll and Bute, admitted the breaches in February but officers received information he was in possession of a laptop when he attended court.
On the morning of February 19, police attended the hotel he was staying at and arrested him for the further breaches of his SHPO, and for failing to comply with his sex offender notification requirements. Officers also seized a tablet, which did not have any monitoring systems installed on it, and discovered two usernames he had not registered with the police.
Humphreys appeared at Teesside Crown Court on Tuesday May 12, after pleading guilty to the further breaches – which took place in Middlesbrough, Harrogate and Skeeby. He was sentenced to four years for 12 breaches in total.
The SHPOs were put in place after Humphreys was previously convicted of child sex offences. Investigating officer Detective Constable Barnes said: “Humphreys showed a flagrant disregard for the law by continuously breaching his SHPO – even going as far as showing up to court with an unregistered device.
“I’m pleased he has today been given a custodial sentence. I hope this serves as a warning to others that we can and will take action against breaches.
“Our Paedophile Online Investigation Team and Digital Forensic Unit worked tirelessly to secure these convictions. We will continue to monitor offenders closely so any breaches are detected and dealt with swiftly and robustly.”
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