OFFENDER JAILED FOR BREACHING SEX OFFENDER RESTRICTIONS
A sex offender responsible for drugging and assaulting a woman has been rearrested after accessing far-right content and autopsy images online, although he expressed dissatisfaction, stating: ‘I’m not happy.’ Barry Fradgley was released last year after serving part of his 11-year sentence from 2014 for administering potent sleeping pills to his victim and sexually abusing her.However, it took just over a month for him to violate a lifelong order that required him to register as a sex offender and adhere to a sexual offences prevention order restricting his internet use.
The 50-year-old created a Twitter account without police approval and removed 24 items from his Samsung phone’s browsing history.
Police investigators found searches related to extreme right-wing groups such as Combat 18, the British National Party, and the National Front, as well as disturbing queries for autopsy and slaughterhouse images.
Additionally, there was a failed attempt to find his police offender manager’s Facebook profile.
Fradgley had been released to supervised accommodation at Dickson House in Fareham on April 19 last year, with his phone seized for review by May 23.
Prosecutor Matthew Lawson stated: ‘There were also searches including “how to view someone’s online mobile phone history,” “anti-spying,” “can sex offenders use VPNs on their devices,” and “how do I know if my phone is being monitored.”’ It was also revealed that he used an alias, BarryDo, on Twitter.
Following the hearing, the victim who was unaware of the recent breaches told The News: ‘When he's out I have to look over my shoulder.
It’s not a life to live.
He's a vile piece of work.
I have to have someone living in my home.
Now I know he's inside for a bit I can try and lead a normal life.
He's just an animal, he's horrible.’ His solicitor explained in court that Fradgley claimed curiosity motivated his actions and expressed frustration over the lifetime orders meant to prevent reoffending.
Mitigation from Bridget O’Hagan described the behavior as ‘more curiosity-led than criminal.’ Judge William Ashworth sentenced him to a year in prison, commenting: ‘There’s a risk of harm because of the searches into far-right activities BNP, Combat 18 as well as imagery related to slaughterhouses and autopsies.’ The judge also noted Fradgley’s social media activity around his victim and his attempts to evade monitoring, which showed a lack of judgment.
When asked if he wanted legal counsel, Fradgley, who previously worked in an abattoir and expressed a desire to return to that work, replied: ‘I’m not happy.
How can it be against the law for me to look at something to do with my job?’ He admitted breaching both the sex offender notification requirements and the prevention order.
