BURTON SEX OFFENDER JAILED FOR BREACHING NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
A man described as 'arrogant' has been sentenced to prison after failing to update police about his address following his eviction from his parents' house by court order.Matab Ali, aged 30 and from Burton, was informed by a judge that his failure to notify authorities of his new residence heightened the likelihood of reoffending.
Ali explained that he was too 'embarrassed' to visit the police station to report a change of address, citing his 'physical state' after living homeless on the streets.
Ali, who has a record of 11 convictions covering 18 offences, appeared via video link from HMP Leicester, where he has been held since his arrest in November last year.
Judge Kristina Montgomery called him 'arrogant' and criticized his attitude, saying, 'You believed you should have been permitted liberty without restrictions.' The court noted that Ali had previously received a five-and-a-half-year sentence in 2014 for sexual activity with a minor and was subject to an ongoing indefinite sexual offence order, which included the obligation to report any address change within a specified period.
Ali pleaded guilty to breaching this order twice, including failure to attend supervision and not informing police when he was street homeless.
Although he later contacted his supervisor to say he was homeless after being expelled from his family home, he did not follow through with registration.
He was eventually relocated to a shared accommodation in Branston.
On a separate, undisclosed offence, Ali was bailed in October last year to his parents' address, but police later learned he was no longer there, and his belongings remained on the driveway.
He was arrested in November for breaching bail and notification requirements, claiming he had been asked to leave his parents' home and was staying temporarily in their conservatory before being expelled.
He believed that both police and court were aware of his homelessness and thought he had informed authorities by calling 101.
Defense lawyer Paul Cliff stated that Ali had been incarcerated since late November and that his actions stemmed from periods of homelessness following disputes with his family.
The lawyer explained that Ali lacked the courage to go to the police station due to his embarrassment about his physical condition while homeless, but he acknowledged that reporting was mandatory.
This case marked Ali's first breach of the notification order with no subsequent sexual offences.
Judge Montgomery sentenced him to eight months in prison, emphasizing that had Ali informed police, authorities could have imposed stricter reporting conditions considering his homelessness increased his risks.
The judge also criticized Ali’s attitude, noting his belief he was entitled to unrestricted liberty and his apparent lack of genuine remorse.
