January 2015 Warrington sex offender jailed after grooming vulnerable child A convicted sex offender was jailed for eight years after sending a vulnerable under-age boy explicit messages on line and taking him out on day trips. David Loughead, 26, from Warrington pleaded guilty at Chester Crown Court to inciting a child under 16 to engage in sexual activity. He was already subject to a Sex Offenders Prevention Order after offences committed a decade ago and pleaded guilty to nine breaches of the order. He has now been placed on the sex offenders register for life and given a restraining order against the boy. Constable Allan Wolff, said: “Loughhead targeted vulnerable children and displayed no victim empathy at all. He was placed on the Sex Offenders Register 10 years ago and was issued with a Sex Offenders Prevention Order of which he was fully aware of the conditions, yet chose to completely disregard them. “This sentencing has shown that Cheshire Police will do everything in their power to fully investigate cases of this nature and seek the strongest possible punishment for people who choose to commit them. The public can be reassured that sex offenders who break their conditions will be dealt with accordingly by the police, who will bring them to justice.” Loughhead received a four year jail sentence and a four year extended sentence for inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and three years to run concurrently for breaching the Sex Offenders Prevention Order.