Man from Great Clifton jailed for possession of indecent images of children
Lloyd Ditchburn also breached a sexual harm prevention order
A man from Great Clifton has been jailed for 32 months for child sex offences following an investigation by detectives in west Cumbria.
Lloyd Ditchburn, aged 24, was jailed yesterday (4 January) at Carlisle Crown Court for breach of a sexual harm prevention order and possession of indecent images of children.
Ditchburn’s offending was uncovered when detectives found that he had used the private browsing mode on his smartphone, which was a direct breach of the terms of his sexual harm prevention order.
Further analysis of his smartphone found indecent images of children, some of which were later established to be of Category A – the most serious category of offending.
Ditchburn will remain on the Sex Offenders Register for life.
A spokesperson from the West Cumbria MOSOVO (Management of Sexual and Violent Offenders) Unit said:
"The conditions of Ditchburn’s sexual harm prevention order were clear. The order stipulated that that he must not access a private browsing mode on any mobile phone or internet-enabled device, so our officers could manage the risk he posed.
“After initially being arrested for the breach, we uncovered indecent images of children of the most serious category on Ditchburn’s phone.
“Members of the public can be reassured that detectives within our MOSOVO teams across the county take a zero-tolerance approach to enforcing court orders which are set out to prevent offending.
"Our MOSOVO officers manage registered sex offenders through the use of notification requirements, civil orders which carry stringent restrictions, risk assessment tools and risk management plans. We are proactive to ensure that positive action is taken against offenders who fail to comply with the strict restrictions placed on them.”