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Belfast Telegraph
6 days ago
- Belfast Telegraph
Playpark pervert who exposed himself to children admits breaching sex order
Predator who exposed himself to children back in the dock A playpark pervert who exposed himself to young girls has admitted breaching his Sexual Offences Prevention Order (Sopo). A solicitor for Alan Hamilton told Laganside Magistrates Court in Belfast his client would be pleading guilty to three counts.


Belfast Telegraph
01-08-2025
- Belfast Telegraph
Disgraced civil servant jailed over child images admits breaching sex crimes order
Pervert handed out origami animals to children at cultural hub in Belfast city centre A paedophile living next to a home for vulnerable adults and children despite a ban on him approaching such places has admitted breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (Sopo). Disgraced civil servant Peter Crawford was due to contest two charges at Belfast Magistrates Court on Thursday, but defence counsel Luke Curran confirmed the 50-year-old was entering guilty pleas.


Belfast Telegraph
13-07-2025
- Belfast Telegraph
Unmasked: The Co Antrim woman who tried to stop us exposing her as sex offender
After Helen Louisa Fry was convicted of breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (Sopo), her solicitor asked that the 45-year-old be allowed to remain anonymous.


Belfast Telegraph
19-06-2025
- Belfast Telegraph
Former NI school teacher admits flouting sex offences order
Former youth leader back in court for using computers A former teacher and youth group leader recently jailed for sex offences against two boys has admitted multiple breaches of his sexual offences prevention order (Sopo).


Times
20-05-2025
- Times
Sex offender jailed after facial recognition spots him with child
A registered sex offender has been jailed for two years after he was caught alone with a six-year-old girl by a live facial recognition camera. David Cheneler, 73, from Lewisham, who had served nine years for 21 offences against children, was arrested in January in the Denmark Hill area of London when cameras alerted officers to his presence. When he was stopped by officers, he was in the company of a girl he had picked up from school as a favour to her mother, who was not aware of his previous convictions. Checks confirmed that Cheneler had breached his sexual offences prevention order (Sopo), which prevented him from being alone with a child under the age of 14. He was also in possession of a