In 2019, the Offender Database reported that Keith Holloway, a Worcester Paedophile Child Molester, who indecently assaulted a three-year-old girl in a supermarket, had avoided incarceration despite consistently violating court rules designed to safeguard children.
Keith Holloway of Worcester pressed his exposed genitals against a female, recorded footage beneath the skirts of young women, and offered an eight-year-old girl an ice pop, complimenting her beauty and invited her to utilise his new shower.
However, the then 65-year-old was not incarcerated by Judge Nicholas Cole at Worcester Crown Court, as the latest violation of his sexual harm prevention order was considered too ‘small,’ and his defence barrister contended that imprisonment would be ‘crushing.’
This marks the fourth instance of Holloway violating the same injunction since its imposition on September 15, 2017.
Three violations pertained to his possession of gadgets (phone or laptop) equipped with cameras, while the most egregious was the establishment of a friendship with a minor (the eight-year-old girl).
Keith Holloway, residing on Back Lane South in Barbourne, neglected to inform his offender manager about acquiring a new mobile phone equipped with a camera and was sentenced at Worcester Crown Court on Wednesday.
Despite being authorised to possess a mobile phone, he failed to notify his offender manager about acquiring a new device after damaging the last one by submerging it in a washbasin filled with water.
Keith Holloway, who ambulated with a cane, bowed his head in the dock, obscured his face with his hands, and at one point, wiped his eyes with a tissue.
The cell phone was found during an unscheduled visit to his residence on July 5 of the previous year by his offender manager. He purchased it at Argos.
Michael Aspinall, representing the prosecution, outlined the defendant’s prior convictions.
The initial incident occurred in 1984 with the mailing of an obscene publication.
Keith Holloway was jailed for 51 months on February 7, 2003, for indecent assault on a female under 16. Mr Aspinall said Keith Holloway had approached a three-year-old girl in the corner of a supermarket and began ‘thrusting his pelvis’ into her.
“The mother grabbed him. His penis was exposed. Being confronted, he began crying and saying he shouldn’t have done it,” said Mr Aspinall.
On that occasion, Keith Holloway was detained until police arrived to arrest him.
He received a sentence of nine months in prison, suspended for two years, for outraging public decency on October 15, 2007, after he used the camera on his mobile phone to photograph young women under their skirts.
“They were unaware of his activity, but a passing member of the public reported it to police,” said Mr Aspinall.
Keith Holloway was issued a sexual crimes prevention order for a duration of 10 years, which he violated on December 14, 2016, when law enforcement uncovered a tablet with camera capabilities during a routine inspection.
He received a fine for this violation on August 24, 2017. Consequently, Keith Holloway was subjected to a sexual harm prevention order set to remain in effect until October 15, 2027.
Upon a subsequent police inspection, Keith Holloway was found to possess a mobile phone equipped with video and camera capabilities in his hallway, resulting in a seven-month prison term, suspended for 24 months, which was issued on March 6, 2018.
Mr Aspinall informed the court that he befriended an eight-year-old girl, providing her with £2 for sweets and ice pops, while complimenting her mother on her daughter’s beauty and encouraging them to utilise his freshly fitted shower unit.
Keith Holloway informed the police that he believed it did not constitute a violation of the order due to the presence of the girl’s mother. Mr Aspinall characterised the violations as ‘persistent’.
Judge Cole stated that Holloway possessed ‘a history of noncompliance with court orders,’ however deemed this recent infraction ‘small’ and concluded that, due to the defendant’s health concerns, it would be ‘unjust’ to enforce the suspended sentence.
Judge Cole imposed a 12-month community order, accompanied by a maximum of 20 rehabilitation activity days. He levied a fine of £1,000 and mandated the payment of £350 in fees. Both must be released within 28 days.
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