A registered sex offender from Stoke-on-Trent has been jailed for breaching a court order imposed to safeguard children.

Ashley Coldwell, 36, from Hanley, was sentenced to one year in prison at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on Tuesday (21 July) after pleading guilty to two counts of breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).

Coldwell was registered as a sex offender and issued with a five-year SHPO after he was convicted of engaging in sexual communication with a child/attempt on 19 August last year.

Officers from the Staffordshire Police management of sexual and violent offenders (MOSOVO) team conducted a routine visit to Coldwell on 9 June this year.

Staffordshire Police said that during the visit, Coldwell admitted that he had undeclared internet-enabled devices contrary to the conditions of his SHPO.

The officers then located and seized several electronic devices.

Police Constable Dan Chilton, from the MOSOVO team, said: "Coldwell's sentence serves as a warning to others that we will work tirelessly to secure convictions against those who are a risk to children.

"We continue to monitor offenders closely and breaches will be dealt with robustly."

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