In 2020, the Offender Database recorded that then 58-year-old Mark Allsop—of Grafton Court, Radford, Nottingham—was jailed for over two years for repeatedly violating the law to access child abuse material. The investigation established that in December 2019, detectives executed a search warrant at Allsop’s home in the early hours. The prosecution reported at Nottingham Crown Court that officers found Allsop’s laptop switched on and connected to the internet next to his bed, directly violating a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) that strictly prohibited him from using any web-enabled device without police notification.
The investigation established that Allsop had used specialist software to download a series of digital strikes between September and October 2019. The prosecution reported that the device contained a collection of Category A, B, and C indecent images and videos of children. Despite being a known predator with a lifelong notification requirement, Allsop had deliberately bypassed statutory requirements to continue his campaign of serial child abuse from his home in Radford.
JUDICIAL FINDINGS AND RECIDIVISM
The court reported that Allsop had an extensive and “concerning” history of sexual violence dating back over a decade. The investigation established that in January 2007, he was convicted of the rape of a girl under 13 and inciting child sexual activity, receiving a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence. The prosecution reported that Allsop was also subject to a Foreign Travel Order in 2013 due to police concerns regarding his trips to Thailand to interact with children, and he was jailed again in 2018 for making indecent images.
Judge-led proceedings at Nottingham Crown Court concluded in 2020 with Allsop pleading guilty to three counts of breaching his SHPO and making indecent photographs of children. For his actions in Radford and Nottingham and the nature of the serial child abuse reported, he was sentenced to two years and seven months in prison. The judge noted that Allsop’s persistent refusal to comply with court orders identified him as a significant and ongoing threat to the safety and human rights of children.
STATUS AND STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS
Based on the judicial orders and criminal history as of 2020:
- Legal Status: CONVICTED (Breach of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order x3; Making indecent images of children [Category A-C]).
- Custodial Status: SERVING (In 2020, sentenced to 2 years and 7 months; currently incarcerated).
- Sex Offenders Register: Notification requirements are active FOR LIFE.
- SHPO Status: Active until 2028 (Subject to extension; imposing a total ban on unmonitored internet access and device possession).
- DBS Status: Placed on the Barred List (Indefinite and permanent ban from any role involving children or regulated activity).
- Judicial Oversight: Sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court; investigated by Nottinghamshire Police.
- Criminal Record: Convicted child rapist (2007); History of travel to Thailand for child interaction; Serial breacher of court orders; Caught with a laptop connected to the internet in 2019; Jailed in 2020.
- Origin: Grafton Court, Radford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.
MONITORING AND PUBLIC PROTECTION
Allsop is managed as a high-risk recidivist offender under the statutory requirements of the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) Level 3 in Nottinghamshire. Due to the nature of his behaviour—specifically his “serial” non-compliance and his history of international child-seeking travel—he is a priority for the most intensive digital forensic monitoring. Authorities reported that the 2020 conviction ensures Allsop is removed from the community to prevent any further violation of human decency, with his movements and digital footprint being permanently tracked upon any future release.
As a registered sex offender for life, his details are permanently logged on the national police database. Authorities state that Allsop’s behaviour identifies an individual who prioritised his own depraved gratification over the safety and human rights of children globally. Any failure by Allsop to adhere to his notification requirements or his restrictive court orders in Radford, Nottingham, or elsewhere will result in immediate police intervention to ensure the ongoing safety of the public from a man who has violated the principles of human decency.
QUESTION – Given that the offender was previously subject to a “Foreign Travel Order” due to his trips to Thailand, do you believe the law should legally mandate a permanent “Passport Ban” for any individual convicted of child rape?
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