In 2021, Paul Roberts, a 37-year-old repeat sex offender from St Helens, was jailed for three years and four months after grooming a young boy and breaching a court order.
Paul Roberts, of Boardsman Lane, St Helens, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court after pleading guilty to three counts of breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO) and breaching a suspended sentence. The court heard that Roberts groomed a young boy by giving him gifts, money, and clothing, and inviting him to his flat under the guise of playing video games. While at the property, Roberts initiated unwanted physical contact, including kissing and cuddling the child, and later sent explicit messages over WhatsApp suggesting the child play an obscene sexual prank on his mother.
A National Crime Agency investigation into the online profile “Saint” exposed Roberts’s activities. During a search of his address in May 2021, officers seized multiple hidden digital devices and discovered data indicating sexually explicit communications regarding child abuse. Recorder Harris noted that Roberts had repeatedly demonstrated a refusal to cease dangerous behaviour toward children before activating 12 months of his previous suspended sentence and handing down a total custodial term of three years and four months.
In addition to his custodial sentence, Roberts was made subject to a new 15-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).
He also remains subject to ongoing public protection monitoring and mandatory notification requirements on the Sex Offenders Register to manage future public risks.
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