Scarlett Lee, of Bridgend, South Wales—previously known as Scott Henwood—has been released from prison after serving just 14 months of a two-year and four-month sentence for possessing child sexual abuse images and multiple breaches of court orders.
The prosecution arose after Lee was caught with illicit child sexual abuse images for a second time.
The illicit material was uncovered after Lee made admissions to staff members, stating: “There’s probably stuff I shouldn’t have on my laptop.”
Following the disclosure, South Wales Police launched an immediate investigation and seized multiple electronic devices from the property, including a desktop PC tower where forensic examiners subsequently located the illegal images of children.
The court was told that Lee had previously been made subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) in February 2023 following a conviction for possessing prohibited images of children.
Despite being under strict monitoring, Lee actively breached the court-mandated conditions.
Lee legally adopted the new name Scarlett Lee by deed poll but deliberately failed to notify the police or public protection authorities of the change, as required by sex offender notification legislation.
Lee subsequently used the unnotified name to open and access an account on the video-sharing platform YouTube.
Court records revealed that Lee was a chronic repeat offender, possessing four previous convictions for breaching Sexual Harm Prevention Orders.
Furthermore, Lee was already subject to an active suspended prison sentence at the exact time the latest offences were committed.
During the sentencing proceedings, the presiding judge offered a stark assessment of the offender’s risk, stating that there was “no or little realistic prospect of rehabilitation.”
The judge ordered the activation of the custodial term, sentencing Lee to an immediate prison sentence of two years and four months (28 months).
Release Calculation: Under UK sentencing legislation governing standard determinate custodial sentences under seven years, an offender is legally entitled to automatic statutory release on licence at the precise halfway mark. Having completed one-half (14 months / one year and two months) of the 28-month sentence in prison custody, Lee has now been discharged from prison and is back living in Bridgend to serve the remainder of the 28-month period under the supervision of the Probation Service in the community.
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