ST OSYTH PENSIONER'S SHOCKING INTERNET SEARCH DELETION REVEALED IN COURT
A pensioner who was registered as a sex offender after making indecent images of children has appeared in court to admit deleting his internet search history.
Ian Richardson, 73, had his electronic devices installed with tracking software which monitored his use of the internet following his conviction in 2022.
He appeared on Wednesday before Colchester Magistrates’ Court, which heard police attended Richardson’s address after being alerted to him deleting his search history.
Stuart Cowen, prosecuting, stated: “Police attended his home address so a full diagnostic check of his Galaxy Samsung device could be carried out.
It was seized for a digital download.
There were several areas of data, including web searches, messages, and phone calls deleted from the device.” The prosecutor further revealed: “169 items were deleted, including 27 web searches and 113 contacts.” Richardson, who resides at Priory Park, Botanical Way, St Osyth, admitted one charge each of breaching a sexual harm prevention order and failing to comply with requirements for sex offenders.
He, unrepresented, told magistrates: “I am surprised by the amount of information given by the prosecution counsel – that was not given to me at all at any stage.” The court has scheduled his sentencing for Wednesday, August 20.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country
from United Kingdom
- based on first name
56.9%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United Kingdom
56.9%
Surname region
UK
United States
48.9%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
3 contacts." Richardson, who resides at Priory Park, Botanical Way, St Osyth, admitted one charge each of breaching a sexual harm prevention order and failing to comply with requirements for sex offenders. He, unrepresented, told magistr...
Court order
There were several areas of data, including web searches, messages, and phone calls deleted from the device." The prosecutor further revealed: "169 items were deleted, including 27 web searches and 113 contacts." Richardson, who resides at Priory Park, Botanical Way, St Osyth, admitted one charge each of breaching a sexual harm prevention order and failing to comply with requirements for sex offenders
