SEX OFFENDER WANTED TO GO BACK TO PRISON RATHER THAN STAY IN 'SQUALID' BLACKPOOL HOTEL
A sex offender told police they wanted to go back to prison as the conditions in the hotel they was released to were so awful.Brian Horricks, who was referred to in court as Loka and by female pronouns, was convicted of attempting to meet a child after sexual communication in 2020.
She was handed a 10-year sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) but after failing to comply with the terms, was sent to prison.
On October 7, Horricks was released from custody and housed in the Prestige Plaza Hotel, Blackpool.
Six days later an officer visited and Horricks handed over an iPhone - claiming it was not capable of accessing the internet.
The officer opened the Safari browser and searched 'Google'.
The website loaded however the internet browsing history was blank.
The photo gallery contained a number of screenshots from Pinterest, showing women in revealing clothing.
The images were not illegal, but by deleting the browsing history, Horrocks had breached the terms of the SHPO, Preston Crown Court heard.
Horricks explained that the photos were of bodies she would like when she transitions.
During a police interview she said she wanted to go back to prison as she could not cope in the community.
The hotel had no running water and residents had complained of bed bugs, she said.
Sentencing, Judge Michael Maher said: "I know you have complained that the conditions were squalid and there was no running water.
I am told you have been a model prisoner while inside which may well demonstrate how institutionalised you are to an extent.
I recognise the risk you present and I recognise the position is aggravated by your previous convictions." "However what you were hiding was a gallery of images in relation to how you wish to present yourself to the world.
Deliberate, yes, but there may be a reasonable excuse for you wishing to hide that, because of your perception that you are embarrassed.
There is, of course, no need to be embarrassed at all.
I haven't found this necessarily an easy sentencing exercise." He sentenced Horricks to four months in prison but warned: "I have been generous with this sentence.
I doubt very much that the next judge will be so generous if there is any further breach."
