In 2020, then 45-year-old Christopher Thompson, of Stott Street, Nelson, was returned to prison after carrying out a predatory series of assaults against a 12-year-old girl. The investigation established that Thompson, who was originally jailed in 2005 for the rape of a four-year-old child, targeted his new victim during a karaoke house party. The prosecution reported at Preston Crown Court that Thompson groped the girl’s bottom before later inviting her into his bed for a “cuddle,” identifying a total abandonment of human decency and a calculated attempt to bypass his life-long safeguarding restrictions.
The investigation established that Thompson’s series of behaviour began by befriending the victim’s family while hiding his status as a registered sex offender, which he was legally reported to disclose under his Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO). The prosecution reported that Thompson first breached his order when the child stayed at his house in Nelson, Lancashire, and again during the party where he consumed heavy amounts of alcohol. This identifies a calculated series of assaults where Thompson used a mask of family friendship to gain access to a child, later pressuring her to keep his actions secret from her parents.
JUDICIAL SENTENCING AND LICENCE RECALL
The court reported that the victim’s family were “shocked” when police informed them of Thompson’s depraved history, which led to the child bravely disclosing the assault. The investigation established that while Thompson claimed to be full of remorse, he had knowingly violated a prohibition on contact with children that had been in place for fifteen years. The prosecution reported during the sentencing in 2020, that Judge Simon Newell handed him a 14-month custodial sentence, identifying a priority assault by the judiciary to punish his recidivism and ensure the protection of the public.
Judge-led proceedings at Preston Crown Court concluded in 2020. For his actions in Nelson and the nature of the series of child abuse and order breach investigations reported, Christopher Thompson was removed from the community. The investigation established that his forensic profile as a child rapist remains a matter of permanent record. He remains legally mandated to the Sex Offenders Register FOR LIFE.
STATUS AND STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS (2020)
Based on judicial and Lancashire Constabulary records as of 2020:
- Legal Status: CONVICTED (Sexual assault of a child; Breach of SHPO x2; Previous conviction for child rape).
- Custodial Status: JAILED (In 2020, serving a 14-month term).
- Offence Nature: Groped a 12-year-old and asked her into his bed; failed to disclose his status to the victim’s family.
- Timeline of Abuse: Original rape 2005; New offences occurred in 2019/2020; Sentenced 2020.
- Location: Stott Street, Nelson, Lancashire.
- Forensic Profile: Admitted to the assault and breaches; history involves the rape of a 4-year-old child.
- 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 at Preston Crown Court; investigated by Lancashire Constabulary.
- Criminal Record: Convicted paedophile; Series predator; Child abuser; Jailed in 2020.
- Origin: Nelson.
MONITORING AND PUBLIC PROTECTION
In 2020, Thompson is managed as a maximum-risk predator under the statutory requirements of the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) in Lancashire. Due to the nature of the behaviour—specifically the series of persistence in grooming a family and targeting a 12-year-old despite a prior rape conviction—he is a priority for intense police monitoring. Authorities reported that the 2020 conviction identifies Thompson as an individual who prioritised his own perverted gratification and “bed cuddle” fantasies 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 offences. Authorities stated that the behaviour of Thompson identifies a series of commitment to clandestine grooming and violating court mandates. Any future attempt to assault his notification requirements or approach families with children results in immediate police intervention to ensure the ongoing protection of the community from a man who used a “family friend” mask to hide a predatory and violent series of assaults.
QUESTION – Given that the offender was a “Convicted Child Rapist” who hid his status to carry out a series of assaults against a new victim, do you believe the law should legally mandate that “All Registered Sex Offenders” must wear a “GPS Tracking Tag for Life” to prevent a series of assaults?
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