Pensioner who previously sent explicit images to ‘14-year-old girl' is accused of breaching court order
A 'delusional' pervert pensioner who sent images and videos of his genitalia to who he believed was a 14-year-old girl was back in court today accused of breaching his Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO).
Standing in the dock of Ballymena Magistrates' Court, where he represented himself, Stephen Ford Hutchinson (70) was charged with breaching his SOPO on April 7 this year.
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