Sex offender jailed for over two years

A registered sex offender has been jailed for two years and two months after he breached the terms of a court order by having sexualised conversation online with two people he believed to be 14-year-old girls has been jailed.

Bradley Warner, 26, of Warwick Road, Kenilworth was jailed following an investigation by the South Warwickshire Police Sex Offender Management Unit.

The conversations took place in September and were reported to police the following day and Warner was arrested.

Detective Inspector Katie Reynolds from the RSOMU said:“It understandably makes local people feel uncomfortable that there are sex offenders living in our communities, but the reality is that if offenders do not get a jail sentence or when they are released from prison they need to live somewhere. Our job is to make sure this happens while minimising the risk of them reoffending. And if they do reoffend, we need to make sure we act promptly to arrest them.”

“While people will always be concerned about sex offenders living in the community, I believe they should be reassured by the level of scrutiny we place them under. SHPOs are extremely powerful tools that allow us to monitor and restrict the behaviour of sex offenders. They are also aware that we are constantly breathing down their neck and waiting for them should they breach the terms.”