A judge stated that Nickson Storie Nelson Paedophile, a convicted sex offender, “learnt nothing” from his prior suspended jail sentences. Nickson Storie, 39, appeared at Burnley Crown Court on Friday, September 27, for violating a sexual offences prevention order (SOPO) and for two instances of breaching his sexual offender reporting obligations.
Amy Weir, the prosecutor, stated that the defendant was under a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO) due to a conviction in 2013 for causing a minor under 16 to observe a sexual act at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.
Consequently, Nickson Storie was restricted from utilising any device with internet connectivity unless the search history was retrievable.
Police frequently visited Nickson Storie to perform inspections, and during a visit in February, they discovered a lack of internet activity for around six months.
Nickson Storie admitted he had been using the device to watch pornography, but had been using Incognito mode on the browser to hide the activity as he didn’t want other people to see it.
In a separate incident, Nickson Storie twice failed to provide officers with the login details to a Snapchat account, breaching his notification requirements.
Ms Weir said Nickson Storie’s “deleting” of the search history was deliberate and that his offences were aggravated by his “history of disobedience for court orders.”
The court heard Nickson Storie had 14 previous convictions from 32 offences, including nine sex offences, which included public indecency in 2003, failure to comply with notification requirements in 2007, sending grossly offensive or obscene messages in 2011, and exposure in 2013.
Nickson Storie also twice breached a SOPO and failed to comply with notification requirements three times in 2018. He also breached a sexual harm prevention order in 2019.
Richard English, mitigating for Nickson Storie, argued his client could be released from custody, having spent four months on remand, subject to strict conditions.
He said he had been told by Nickson Storie the effects of his time in custody had been “sobering.”
Judge Daniel Prowse, sentencing, said: “One of the terms of the sexual offences prevention order prohibited you from accessing the internet, save for when use of the internet was recorded.
“That was to ensure police and the courts could monitor what you were doing on the internet.
“The risk you pose to others cannot be monitored properly.
“You have demonstrated by committing this offence again that you have learnt nothing from the previous suspended sentence orders.”
Judge Prowse jailed Nickson Storie, of Whitehall Street, Nelson, for 15 months.
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