September 2015 Repeat sex offender breaks SOPO for the fifth time A repeat sex offender has been jailed for two years after flouting a sexual offences prevention order for the fifth time. Damien Fellows, 33, of Brunel Road, Malinslee, Telford, had asked staff at Abraham Darby Sports and Leisure Centre in Madeley if he could get changed in front of people. He admitted breaching the sexual offences order made just weeks before. The court heard Fellows was a registered sex offender who had convictions going back to 2005 for harassment and battery. In 2010 he was convicted of sexual assault on young girls and sentenced to 33 months in jail. Mr Tariq Shakoor, prosecuting, said on August 1 this year Fellows was overheard by members of staff at the leisure centre asking other staff members if he could get changed at the pool side in front of people. Mr Shakoor said: “Members of staff firstly thought he had a learning disability and went to show him round the disabled changing room. He told staff it was perfect. He continued to ask questions such as how much of his body would be covered by the water and kept asking if he could change by the poolside for people to see. “He was then ushered out by staff and later arrested by police.” The court heard that Fellows had a record of sexual offences for similar incidents including indecent exposure and committing acts of outraging public decency. He also had previous convictions for sexual assault for which he had been jailed. Eight weeks before the offence Fellows was made subject to a sexual offences prevention order at Wolverhampton Crown Court on May 15. As part of that order he was told not to attend any leisure centres without permission of the police. Mr Dean Easthope, for Fellows, said his client was a young man who has a lot of problems and was on the autistic spectrum. “He simply doesn’t understand things as a normal person would,” he said. Judge Jonathan Gosling said: “I know you have difficulties so you see things differently from other people but this has led you to repeatedly offend over the last 10 years.” October 2013 Convicted paedophile jailed for exposing himself in Telford A convicted sex offender who repeatedly exposed himself in community centres in Telford has today been jailed. Damien Fellows, 31, of no fixed abode, was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison at Shrewsbury Crown Court, after he admitted breaking a sexual offences prevention order just one month after it was imposed. The court heard Fellows was a registered sex offender who had convictions going back to 2005 for harassment and battery. In 2010 he was convicted of sexual assault on young girls and sentenced to 33 months in jail. Telford Magistrates made the order on August 14, after Fellows exposed himself in Woodside Community Centre on July 25. Fellows was banned him from exposing himself in any place where he might be visible to the public. But on September 16, a woman at Stirchley Medical Practice saw him through the door of the disabled toilet which was ajar Mr Thomas said: “She found herself in the vicinity of the corridor which leads from the waiting area down to the disabled toilet. “She noticed there was someone appearing to use the toilet but the door was ajar. “She looked towards the door and saw he had his left side facing the door and appeared to be trying to tuck his shirt into his trousers. “He made no attempt to shut the toilet door and was looking out of the door and taking no steps at all to prevent her seeing what he was doing. Judge Peter Barrie said: “The seriousness of what you did lies in two aspects of this case. “The first is that when you behave like this towards women it is very upsetting and distressing to them. “It’s completely unwanted and you must learn not to do it. “The second important aspect of this is that it happened only a month after the court made a sexual offences prevention order forbidding you from doing that. “It’s clear the order had not been fully taken to heart by you and you must understand that breaking court orders inevitably results in imprisonment in custody.” Fellows said: “I’m sorry for any disturbances in Shropshire.” He was sentenced to 12 weeks in jail, of which he will serve half. He was told he must sign the sex offenders register for five years.