REOFFENDER JAILED
A convicted sex offender utilized library computers to distribute images depicting child sexual abuse.Draper maintained hidden social media profiles, including on X (formerly Twitter), which he failed to reveal to authorities.
He participated in sexually explicit chats with a male online, shared explicit pictures, and maintained accounts on Instagram, Snapchat, and BlueSky.
In September 2024, Draper received a 16-month prison sentence for possessing additional indecent images, and he was previously subject to a 10-year sexual harm prevention order following earlier convictions for possessing and sharing child abuse images.
His breach of the order was confirmed when he was found to have concealed social media accounts.
Draper pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 20 months in prison; he is expected to serve up to half of this term in custody before being released on licence.
———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— A 21-YEAR-OLD man from Haverfordwest who breached a sexual harm prevention order and possessed a burner phone containing indecent images of children has been jailed for 16 months.
Euwyn Draper, of Goat Street, appeared at Swansea Crown Court for sentencing on Thursday, 26th September.
This follows his previous conviction for making and distributing indecent images of children.
In April, Draper had received a six-month suspended sentence and was ordered to register as a sex offender for 10 years.
As part of his sentence, Draper was also subjected to a 10-year sexual harm prevention order.
The order prohibited him from using any internet-enabled devices not registered with the police, deleting internet history or applications, and holding social media accounts under false names.
During his initial registration, Draper informed police that he only owned an Xbox and a mobile phone capable of internet access.
However, he was later advised to delete a second Instagram account, which he had registered under an alias, and a Snapchat account due to the app’s auto-deleting messages.
In an earlier hearing, the court was informed that between 5th May and 10th July, the e-safe software on Draper’s registered phone flagged multiple screenshots showing the Snapchat logo.
The defendant admitted to having used Snapchat on his phone, despite knowing this was in breach of his prevention order, before deleting the app.
A subsequent police visit to Draper’s home uncovered a second, unregistered phone hidden under his pillow.
The accounts on this phone matched those on his registered device.
Draper claimed it was an old phone he had “forgotten about” and believed to be non-functional.
Officers discovered a total of eleven indecent images of children across Draper’s devices.
Seven of these were classified as the most serious Category A images, three as Category B, and one as Category C.
According to Prosecutor Emily Bennett, these images were created in November and December 2023, prior to the imposition of the sexual harm prevention order.
Draper pleaded guilty to three charges of breaching a sexual harm prevention order and four counts of making indecent images of children.
In his defence, it was argued that Draper had not yet had the opportunity to engage in rehabilitation work to address his offending.
“He now acknowledges he has an unhealthy interest and a compulsion to view the material,” said defence barrister Dan Griffiths.
The court also heard that Draper had spent two months in custody and had been evicted from his home.
On Thursday, Draper was sentenced to 16 months in prison for the breaches of his sexual harm prevention order and for making indecent images of children.
