JACK WELLER

BRENTWOOD POLICE OFFICER JAILED FOR CHILD EXPLOITATION

A convicted child sex offender from Brentwood has been jailed after downloading more indecent images of children.

Weller, a 32-year-old of Doddinghurst Road, was given a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) in October 2024 following a conviction related to indecent images of children.

Less than a year later, he was arrested and taken into custody for questioning.

He was further arrested for breaching his SHPO by deleting images.

A picture of Weller, smiling, was issued with news of his latest conviction.

A full review found nine category A images and four category B images on his device.

He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years and two months in prison, and has been placed on the sex offenders’ register for 10 years.

MOSOVO officer Jai Rivers stated, “It is our duty to protect the most vulnerable people in our society from offenders like Weller.

He was rightly subject to a SHPO and our management of sexual offenders like him enabled us to act quickly and prevent further offending.

We take a zero-tolerance approach to breaches of orders and his additional further offending is shocking and he has rightly been brought before the courts again.

I hope this sentence sends a clear message that we are committed to keeping people safe and will respond quickly, investigate thoroughly and ensure people intent on targeting children in this abhorrent way are brought before the courts.”