Saturday 6 February 2021

Second Time Unlucky For Persistent Paedo

A paedophile, who avoided prison when caught inciting a youngster into sex, has finally been locked-up for repeating his predatory behaviour.

Steven Baldock, 51, was subject to a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO), which he breached when contacting a 12 year-old girl online.

At Woolwich Crown Court he received three years imprisonment for breaking the SHPO.

In 2016 Baldock, of Compton Place, Erith was convicted of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and received two years imprisonment, suspended for two years.

He was also placed on the sexual offenders register for ten years and given the SHPO.

It prohibited him from using the internet to contact or to attempt to contact any female whom he knew or believed to be under the age of 16 years-old.

On November 14, last year at around 1.29am Baldock breached these conditions.

He initiated contact with a 12-year-old girl via Instagram and engaged in a conversation with her and sent her a photo of himself.

Subsequent to this, Baldock also contacted other girls who were under the age of 16 years-old.

Baldock was arrested on November 24 after fellow-residents at his address discovered he was contacting girls and reported him to police.

Detective Sergeant Neil Dickerson, of the Metropolitan Police's South East Basic command unit, said: "Baldock is a repeat offender who continues to pose a risk to female children.

Despite being issued with a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, Baldock has continued to breach it and shows no remorse for his offending.”

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