A CONVICTED sex offender will face a crown court judge next month – for playing a game on Facebook.
David Lawrence, 48, was spared jail in 2018 after his ex turned paedophile hunter and posed as a 15-year-old girl. He sent her intimate images and suggested they meet. A judge gave him a 14 month suspended jail sentence and ordered he abide by a 10 year sexual harm prevention order.
Two years after that court hearing, he was back in front of the courts for breaching his order.
Lawrence, of Thornford Drive, Westlea, admitted three counts of breaching the sexual harm prevention order. He had deleted his internet history, played a game on Facebook and was in possession of a computer without first telling police.
He was bailed for the sentencing hearing at Swindon Crown Court on October 2. Chairman of the bench Andrew Brown ordered a pre-sentence report.
Kate Prince appeared for the Crown Prosecution Service. Lawrence was represented by Gordon Hotson.
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