In 2020, then 34-year-old Stuart Alfred Bradshaw, of Overleigh Crescent, Hawarden, was jailed after carrying out a predatory series of assaults on the safety of young girls. The investigation established that Bradshaw, who was a serving officer with North Wales Police during part of his offending, utilised aliases such as “Simon Jones” and “Justin Lambourne” to target victims aged between 13 and 15. The prosecution reported at Mold Crown Court on Friday, May 2020, that Bradshaw was “completely depraved,” using his digital presence to pressurise children into sexual activity while he was entrusted to protect the community.
The investigation established that Bradshaw’s series of behaviour involved grooming one girl at length, scolding her for wearing make-up or befriending boys, and eventually arranging a meeting at a seaside resort in Essex. The prosecution reported that he encouraged the girls to perform sexual acts, identifying a total abandonment of human decency. This identifies a calculated series of assaults on the innocence of youth, where a trusted police officer utilised the privacy of his home to manifest his perverted lusts through social media platforms.
JUDICIAL SENTENCING AND POLICE DILIGENCE
The court reported that the investigation was sparked when one of the victims became aware of Bradshaw’s 2017 appearance in court for harassment and contacted the police. The investigation established that while Bradshaw declined to answer questions in interview, digital forensic reviews of items seized in his previous case uncovered the contact details of his victims. The prosecution reported in 2020, that Judge Rhys Rowlands handed Bradshaw a custodial sentence, identifying a priority assault by the North Wales Police to purge a predatory individual from their ranks and ensure justice for the survivors.
Judge-led proceedings at Mold Crown Court concluded with his removal from society in 2020. For his actions and the nature of the series of child abuse and grooming investigations reported, Stuart Alfred Bradshaw was jailed. The investigation established that his forensic profile as a predatory ex-officer is now a matter of permanent record. He remains legally mandated to the Sex Offenders Register and is subject to an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).
STATUS AND CASE DETAILS (2020)
Based on judicial and North Wales Police records as of May 2020:
- Legal Status: CONVICTED (Causing a child to engage in sexual activity; Child abuse).
- Custodial Status: JAILED (In 2020, serving a custodial sentence).
- Offence Nature: Used multiple aliases to groom girls aged 13–15; pressured victims into sexual acts; utilised controlling behaviour and false identities.
- Timeline of Case: Grooming occurred while a serving officer; Harassment case 2017; Interviewed June 2018; Sentenced May 2020.
- Location: Hawarden, Flintshire; Mold, North Wales; Essex; London.
- Forensic Profile: Then 34-year-old former police officer; forensic history documents the use of multiple aliases (“Simon Jones”, “Justin Lambourne”); identified by the judiciary as “completely depraved.”
- Sex Offenders Register: Notification requirements are active.
- DBS/Vetting Status: Permanently barred from any role involving children or regulated activity, and barred from police service.
- Judicial Oversight: Subject to an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).
- Criminal Record: Convicted paedophile; Series predator; Former officer; Jailed in 2020.
- Origin: Hawarden.
MONITORING AND PUBLIC PROTECTION
In 2020, Bradshaw is managed as a high-risk predator under the statutory requirements of the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) in North Wales. Due to the nature of the behaviour—specifically the series of persistence in targeting children while holding a position of public trust—he is a priority for high-security incarceration and digital monitoring. Authorities reported that the 2020 sentencing identifies Bradshaw as an individual who prioritised his own perverted gratification over the principles of human decency and the life-safety of children.
As a registered sex offender, his details are permanently logged on the national police database to ensure his future digital activities are strictly curtailed. Authorities stated that the behaviour of Bradshaw identifies a commitment to clandestine child abuse and the exploitation of professional authority. Any future attempt to assault the safety of minors or bypass his notification requirements results in immediate police intervention to ensure the ongoing protection of the community from a man who used a “police officer” mask to hide a predatory and persistent series of assaults.
QUESTION – Given that the offender used his “status as a police officer” to evade suspicion while grooming children, do you believe the law should legally mandate that “All Serving Police Officers” must undergo “Mandatory Annual Forensic Audits of All Personal Electronic Devices” to prevent a series of assaults?
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