A County Durham sex offender has been jailed for creating an online alias and staying at a woman's home without notifying police.
Sheldon Parker was given a community order in January for having a sexual conversation online with what he thought was a 15-year-old child. But the 25-year-old was in fact speaking with a decoy profile which had been set up by vigilante group. As part of his conviction, Parker was required to notify the police of any change of name or names used online. He also had to register any address he stayed at for more than 12 hours.
But Parker breached the requirements of his order in January and April, and appeared at Durham Crown Court on Thursday to be sentenced for five charges of failing to comply with notification requirements. He pleaded guilty to the charges at a previous hearing.
