A 59-year-old registered sex offender from Blackburn who repeatedly breached the conditions of his Sexual Offences Prevention Order—including committing a second violation while released on court bail—has been sentenced to 21 months’ imprisonment at Preston Crown Court.
Mark Klein, aged 59 and formerly of St Michael’s Court, Blackburn, appeared in the dock for sentence at Preston Crown Court in November 2026 having previously pleaded guilty to two counts of breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO).
The court heard that Klein was subject to a Sexual Offences Prevention Order originally imposed in 2013, which remained actively in force. In April 2025, police officers visited Klein’s home in Blackburn to conduct compliance enquiries and checked his mobile telephone, discovering that the Snapchat application was installed on the handset in direct breach of the conditions of his order.
While on court bail awaiting proceedings in relation to that April 2025 breach, Klein came to the attention of visiting officers again in March 2026. On that occasion, Klein refused to show officers his mobile telephone, claiming that he did not have the device inside his flat.
However, when officers carried out a search of the property, Klein’s mobile telephone was discovered on a bedside table and forensic examination confirmed it had been used shortly before police arrived—constituting a second breach of his Sexual Offences Prevention Order.
Under the provisions of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 and statutory UK child protection legislation, all victims and protected persons linked to sexual offence orders remain safeguarded by mandatory, lifelong statutory anonymity. Any publication, broadcast, or public dissemination of information capable of leading to their identification is strictly prohibited under UK law.
Sentencing Klein at Preston Crown Court in November 2026, the presiding judge imposed an immediate custodial term of 21 months’ imprisonment, with his existing Sexual Offences Prevention Order and Sex Offenders Register notification requirements remaining in force.
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