JORDAN DUCKWORTH SENTENCED IN LIVERPOOL FOR REPEATED SEX OFFENCES AND BREACHES OF SOPO
A convicted sex offender, Jordan Duckworth, was sentenced after repeatedly breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO) and engaging in further inappropriate conduct.Duckworth, now 27 and residing on Needham Road, Kensington, first received a 30-month prison sentence in January 2011 for two attempted rapes committed when he was just 17.
Since then, he has been registered as a sex offender and subject to a SOPO, which prohibited him from contacting any child under 16 without written permission from social services.
Despite these restrictions, Duckworth has continued to flout the order.
The Liverpool Crown Court heard that he first breached the court-imposed restrictions on February 4, 2017, when his partner and her child visited him, and he shared a double bed with them.
He admitted to this breach on February 6, 2017, resulting in an eight-week suspended sentence for 12 months.
Just two days later, Duckworth met with another woman and visited her home in Wavertree, where her nine-year-old son was present.
Evidence showed Duckworth frequently visited this woman's house, often 'most days.' For this breach, he was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison.
On February 15, 2018, social services conducted a welfare check at the woman’s home, where both her son and Duckworth were present.
Duckworth initially lied about his identity when questioned, leading police to arrest him at his home.
During arrest, he appeared upset and stated, "I've breached my SOPO." He also acknowledged the breach before magistrates on February 19.
Defence lawyer Desmond Lennon highlighted that Duckworth had no recent breaches for the past four years and argued that on the day in question, Duckworth did not expect the young boy to be present and did not pose a threat.
Lennon explained that Duckworth panicked and gave a false name, but was quickly detained, and expressed that his client accepted he would face jail.
In court, Duckworth sobbed as Judge Recorder Ciaran Rankin sentenced him.
The judge noted that Duckworth had lied about his identity and attempted to flee, recognizing the gravity of his behaviour.
The judge commented that Duckworth's initial guilty plea showed some responsibility, but he still attempted to blame the child's mother, claiming he was invited to the address and only discovered the boy’s presence upon arrival.
Recorder Rankin emphasized that Duckworth should have immediately left upon realizing the boy was there, instead of staying and further endangering the situation.
The court heard about Duckworth’s struggles with mental health, including diagnoses of anxiety and depression, and his history of self-harm and suicide attempts in 2011.
Additionally, the court acknowledged traumatic events in his life, such as losing his mother and grandfather in 2014 and witnessing a colleague’s death on a railway in 2019.
The judge sentenced Duckworth to a term of imprisonment, emphasizing the seriousness of his actions and his failure to take full responsibility.
Duckworth was visibly upset and emotional throughout the proceedings, recognizing the consequences of his behaviour in court.
