LEWIS COOPER

HARTLEPOOL SEX OFFENDER FACES JAIL AFTER TRAVELING TO INDONESIA DESPITE BAN

A convicted sex offender who travelled to Indonesia without letting the authorities know has been told to expect time behind bars.

Lewis Cooper, aged 24, is also under a sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) which required him to stay in contact with police officers to monitor his whereabouts and prohibits him from traveling abroad without permission.

Despite this, Cooper deleted an Instagram account and failed to register his online alias, breaching the terms of his SHPO.

The article reports that Cooper traveled to Indonesia secretly and failed to inform authorities.

Michael Cahill, representing Cooper, indicated that a judge had ordered a pre-sentence report, but it was not completed due to communication breakdowns.

The case was adjourned until October 2 for a pre-sentence report to be prepared.

Cooper pleaded guilty to three counts of breaching the sex offenders’ register and two counts of breaching his SHPO.

The judge, Recorder Mark McKone KC, emphasized the seriousness of the case, especially due to his travel to Indonesia without notifying authorities, and warned that Cooper might face a custodial sentence.

Cooper resides on Straker Street, Hartlepool.