A convicted paedophile appeared in court after breaching the terms of his suspended sentence.
Matthew Tipping, 39, of Harrisons Terrace, Ellesmere Port, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday for missing an appointment with probation and failing to provide an adequate reason why. The 39-year-old was handed 12 months imprisonment suspended for two years after admitting to attempting sexual communications with a child in August 2022.
As part of that order, he was told to complete a 20-day rehabilitation activity requirement, and a 10-year sexual harm prevention order and a notification requirement lasting the same period were implemented. On Wednesday, Cheryl Mottram, prosecuting, detailed that Tipping failed to attend an appointment on December 28 of last year, but has since attended three further appointments.
