Update: David Betts is now back living in Bradford. He has changed his name to David Cheng May 2015 Convicted sex offender, 65, jailed after inviting children into his home A 65-year-old man, who was serving an extended sentence for indecently assaulting a 15-year-old girl, was yesterday jailed for nine months for flagrant and blatant breaches of a Sexual Offences Prevention Order. David Betts, of Heybeck Walk, Holme Wood, Bradford, breached the order by inviting a girl and two boys, all under 16, to his home. The breach was discovered when a police officer made a routine inspection. Betts was prohibited, under the order, from inviting anyone under 18 to his house. Bradford Crown Court heard he had been frequently entertaining youngsters. Judge Jonathan Durham Hall QC told him: “This case involves blatant breaches of an order imposed by the court to protect vulnerable children from you, a serious sexual offender.” April 2015 Convicted paedophile deemed ‘high risk to girls’ breaks SOPO by repeatedly inviting children into his home A convicted paedophile has pleaded guilty to repeatedly inviting three children into his home in breach of a Sexual Offences Prevention Order. David Betts, 65, appeared at Bradford Crown Court in custody today after he was locked up on prison licence recall in December. Betts, of Heybeck Walk, Holme Wood, Bradford, admitted six breaches of the order, between March 14 last year and December 8. He was sentenced to a three-and-a-half year extended prison term at Bradford Crown Court on January 23, 2012, for a string of indecent assaults on a vulnerable teenager. Betts was then made the subject of a Sexual Offences Prevention Order for an indefinite period. Prosecutor Jeremy Lindsay said Betts may have to stay in prison until 2018. “He won’t be released until the Parole Board indicates that he is fit to be released,” he said. Betts’ solicitor advocate, Anne-Marie Hutton, said he was keen to know his fate as soon as possible. Judge Jonathan Durham Hall QC adjourned the case until May 26 so that a probation officer can visit Betts in prison and prepare a report, detailing if the breaches were thought to be a misunderstanding or if he was “up to his old tricks again.” January 2012 East Bowling man who is ‘high risk to girls’ is jailed A 61-year-old Bradford man has been jailed after he admitted a string of indecent assaults on a vulnerable teenager. David Betts, of Lister Avenue, East Bowling, was told by a judge at Bradford Crown Court yesterday that he posed a “high risk” of harm to post-pubescent girls. Betts had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to five charges which related to his relationship with the girl over a year more than a decade ago when she was 15. The court heard the offences came to light in 2010 when the victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told her mother what had happened. During the time of the offences the teenager performed sex acts on Betts on a regular basis in return for rewards, the court heard, which included cigarettes, money and alcohol. The relationship between Betts and the girl continued until she was 21, the court was told. The more she performed for his sexual gratification, Judge Jacqueline Davies said, the more she would get paid. When she was older, a sum of up to £700 was offered for sexual favours, the judge said. When Betts was arrested, the judge said, he suggested to police in interview that his victim had been promiscuous and said he thought he would “jump on the band wagon”. In the interview, the court heard, Betts said he found the girl attractive and liked younger girls, who were aged 14 to 15. Judge Davies ordered Betts to serve a three-and-a-half year extended prison sentence and told him he must sign the sex offenders register for an indefinite period. He was made subject to a Sexual Offences Prevention Order, also for an indefinite period. She told him the offences were serious ones, committed against a vulnerable victim, and said: “You pose a high risk of harm to post-pubescent females.