Sex offender sentenced
A man who admitted inciting an 11 year old girl to engage in sexual activity after he contacted her on Facebook will be sentenced at Carlisle Crown Court today.
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He admitted the charges
Facebook sex offender sentenced
by Hannah Lomas
James Howes given a three year community order and must attend a sex offenders rehabilitation programme.
Read the full storyCumbrian charity Safety net say the sentence is not enough
Abigail Finnegan from Safety Net, a Cumbrian charity which provides counselling and support for children and young people who experience sexual abuse. She says the sentence given to James Howes today isn't good enough.
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He admitted the charges
James Howes admitted inciting an 11 year old girl to engage in sexual activity.
Read the full storySex offender given community order
A man who admitted inciting an 11 year old girl to engage in sexual activity after he contacted her on Facebook has been sentenced to a three year community order. The judge at Carlisle crown court also included a three year supervision order.
Jame Peter Howes, 29, from Albert Street in Longtown has admitted the offences, which occurred in July of 2011. He was also ordered to attend a sexual offenders programme for three years and 100 hours community service.
He has been banned from working with children and ordered to sign the sex offenders register for five years.
Sentencing of sex offender
A man who admitted inciting an 11 year old girl to engage in sexual activity after he contacted her on Facebook will be sentenced at Carlisle Crown Court today. Jame Peter Howes, 29, from Albert Street in Longtown has admitted the offences, which occurred in July of 2011.
He has been placed on the sex offenders register.