June 2014: Now living in Cramlington March 2014 Pervert changes his name after pleading guilty to sexual assaults A pervert who admitted several counts of sexual assaults on male children has changed his name after he was sentenced. Daniel Michael Dodd, 23 (who now calls himself Dan Boyce) appeared at Newcastle crown court on 3rd March and pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual assault on children aged under 16 years old. All the offences relate to males. The court heard that Dodd allowed several male children who were aged between 13 and 15 years old into his flat. Dodd bought the children cigarettes and alcohol and it was at this stage that he sexually assaulted them. Original charges of grooming a child under 16 years old, were dropped. Dodd was sentenced to a community order. He will be required to attend a programme for sex offenders.  Dodd will also be subject to a supervision order by the probation service for a rehabilitation period of three years He will have to sign the sex offenders register for the rest of his life