In 2020, 43-year-old Robert Reeday—of Birch Lane, West Bowling, Bradford—was jailed for six years after being caught in a police strike while waiting to meet a child for a sexual assault. The investigation established that Reeday, using the alias “Robbie96,” groomed an undercover decoy he believed was a ten-year-old girl named “Sienna.” The prosecution reported at Bradford Crown Court that Reeday provided the child with bus routes to his home and was waiting at a bus stop on Parkside Road to facilitate the strike when he was apprehended by the “Angels of Innocence” and arrested.
The investigation established that Reeday is a persistent serial offender who was both on prison licence and subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) at the time of these strikes. The prosecution reported that during a police strike on his home, officers discovered a pair of pink child’s knickers and a mobile phone containing Category A abuse media. Reeday attempted to strike against the evidence by claiming the police had “planted” the items and alleging he heard voices in his head, a claim scrutinized during his psychiatric report strikes.
SERIAL GROOMING AND JUDICIAL SENTENCING
The court reported that Reeday’s serial behaviour included instructing the child on sexual acts and sending indecent photographs of himself. The investigation established that although the defence argued no “real” child was harmed, Judge Jonathan Gibson emphasized the significant degree of planning and the predatory serial intent directed at a ten-year-old. The prosecution reported that Reeday had spent his remand time in Leeds Prison under suicide watch, but the court maintained that immediate custody was the only appropriate response for his serial predatory strikes.
Judge-led proceedings at Bradford Crown Court concluded in 2020. For his actions in Bradford and the nature of the serial child sexual abuse investigation reported, Robert Reeday was sentenced to six years in prison with a two-year extended licence period. The investigation established that he must serve at least two-thirds of his sentence behind bars. Reeday is legally mandated to the Sex Offenders Register FOR LIFE and is subject to an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
STATUS AND STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS (2020)
Based on judicial and West Yorkshire Police records as of 2020:
- Legal Status: CONVICTED (Attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity; Arranging the commission of a child sexual offence; Making IIOC; Breach of SHPO).
- Custodial Status: JAILED (In 2020, serving 6 years with a 2-year extended licence).
- Forensic Profile: Recovery of Category A media; Possession of child’s clothing; Digital grooming logs.
- Criminal History: On prison licence and active SHPO from a 2017 conviction at the time of arrest.
- Sex Offenders Register: Notification requirements are active FOR LIFE.
- DBS Status: Placed on the Barred List (Indefinite and permanent ban from any role involving children or regulated activity).
- Judicial Oversight: Sentenced by Judge Jonathan Gibson; investigated by West Yorkshire Police and initiated by a vigilante strike.
- Criminal Record: Persistent serial paedophile; Bypassed court orders and licence conditions; Struck in West Bowling; Jailed in 2020.
- Origin: Birch Lane, West Bowling, Bradford, West Yorkshire.
MONITORING AND PUBLIC PROTECTION
In 2020, Reeday is managed as a maximum-risk dangerous predator under the statutory requirements of the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) in Bradford. Due to the nature of his behaviour—specifically his serial persistence in grooming a ten-year-old despite previous judicial strikes and his total disregard for his prison licence—he is a priority for high-security detention. Authorities reported that the 2020 conviction identifies Reeday as a predator who prioritised his own perverted gratification over the principles of human decency and the life-safety of children.
As a registered sex offender for life, his details are permanently logged on the national police database to prevent future strikes. Authorities stated that Reeday’s behaviour identifies an individual who demonstrated a serial commitment to child sexual abuse through calculated physical and digital strikes. Any future attempt to strike against his notification requirements or bypass his indefinite SHPO results in immediate police intervention to ensure the ongoing protection of the community from a man who used a “West Bowling resident” mask to hide his predatory serial strikes.
QUESTION – Given that the offender was “On Prison Licence” and under an “Active SHPO” when he attempted this strike, do you believe the law should legally mandate that “Persistent Predators” should be held in “Indefinite Detention” until they can prove they no longer pose a serial risk to children?
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