A registered sex offender, Jake Wilson, has been sentenced to one year in jail for violating a court order on three occasions.
Jake Wilson, 24, received a Sexual Harm Prevention Order in October 2023 following his conviction for sexual communication with a minor.
Jake Wilson was instructed to refrain from using a phone or online social media; but, he violated this directive on three occasions: in January, February, and again on September 4, 2024, by acquiring a mobile phone with internet access and creating accounts on Facebook and Instagram.
Sentencing, Judge Paul Dugdale said: “You did exactly what you were told not to do. This court has now run out of road, we have been lenient and taken your difficulties into consideration but the court has a duty to protect children and we tried to do this with the original SPHO and now we will do it by sending you to prison.”
The court heard Mr Jake Wilson has learning difficulties and has attended appointments with a learning difficulty team.
Jake Wilson, of Aylwards Way, Nether Wallop, will serve a 12 month sentence due to the persistent breaches and he must go on the Sex Offenders Register for the next ten years.
Jake Wilson who appeared in a red t-shirt, nodded and listened as Judge Dugdale passed sentence.
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