DARRIN DRURY OF GUISBOROUGH SENTENCED IN TEESSIDE COURT FOR BREACHING COURT ORDER
A man from Guisborough who has suffered significant brain damage due to a head injury has been sentenced to prison after violating a court order.Darren Drury, aged 59, was issued a sexual harm prevention order by a judge in 2017 following his admission to making indecent images of children.
However, Teesside Crown Court was told that Drury breached this order when authorities discovered he maintained an Amazon account and a Vanquis financial account, neither of which he disclosed to police.
Prosecutor Jenny Haigh stated that Drury had also deleted files from his computer, violating the conditions of his court order.
Additionally, he had used an online alias, 'GoodshotMcGraw.' Ms.
Haigh explained that offender managers had visited Drury 24 times and discussed the terms of his sexual harm prevention order with him, indicating he was aware of the restrictions on his online activity.
Drury, from Aislaby Court in Guisborough, pleaded guilty earlier to breaching the sexual harm prevention order and to three counts of failing to comply with notification requirements.
Defense lawyer Christine Egerton told the court that her client had created the 'GoodshotMcGraw' username years earlier for online poker and believed that police could recover deleted items from his computer's recycling bin.
Ms.
Egerton also highlighted Drury’s medical history, explaining that he had suffered a severe head injury in 2009.
She pointed out that if the judge examined the right side of his head, he would see a metal plate instead of parts of his skull, and noted that Drury's brain and cognitive functions had been affected.
Judge Howard Crowson addressed Drury directly, revealing that he had reviewed his probation report, which described him as having a 'dismissive attitude' towards adhering to court orders.
The report also noted that Drury could sometimes be 'argumentative.' Considering his history of court order violations, the judge sentenced him to 12 months in jail.
He concluded by saying, 'Let's hope you make it a new resolution to take these orders more seriously in the future.'
