June 2014 Pervert took on jobs at libraries A former school technician and convicted sex offender breached a protection order by working at libraries, putting him in contact with children, a court heard. Kevin Lowe was convicted in 2009 of having more than 2,000 indecent images of children on computers at his home in Dudley. He was given a 10-year sexual offenders protection order and banned from working with children. He was also ordered to undergo three years’ supervision and was put on the sex offenders list for five years. But Wolverhampton Crown Court heard yesterday that the 52-year-old managed to find work at various libraries in Birmingham between April and December last year. Mr Mark Rees, prosecuting, said that when arrested and interviewed by police, Lowe accepted that the positions would have put him in contact with children. But Mr Regan Peggs, defending, said: “There was never any possibility of him being alone with any children. Certainly for that reason there was no remand done. “It would appear there was very little risk of any harm being done whatsoever. He didn’t realise when he applied for the job in libraries that he was placing himself in such danger.” Mr Peggs added that Lowe, of Stourbridge Road, Dudley, had applied for the temporary library positions because of his ‘bookishness’, not to be near children. The court also heard that Lowe, who lost his job at High Arcal School in Sedgley following his original conviction, told his arresting officers that he did not believe he had breached the order and that he had not deserved it. Sentencing him, Judge Michael Challinor said Lowe had displayed ‘breathtaking arrogance’. He said: “You demonstrate breathtaking arrogance in your dealings with supervisors and others when breaching this order. “I do not find here the deliberate targeting of young children. This is simply your arrogant demonstration of a determination not to be interfered with.” Lowe pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to a single charge of breaking the terms of his sexual offenders protection order. He was sentenced to nine months imprisonment suspended for 22 months and ordered to pay £250 costs. May 2014 Former Dudley school IT manager admits breaching sex offenders protection order A FORMER Dudley school IT manager caught with more than 2,000 indecent photographs of children has admitted breaching his Sexual Offenders Protection Order. Kevin Lowe, who lost his job at High Arcal School in Sedgley, obtained employment at a Birmingham library which brought him into contact with youngsters – Paul Spratt, prosecuting, told Wolverhampton Crown Court. He said it was a condition of the order made against Lowe that he did not associate at all with children under 16 without an adult being present. Lowe, of Stourbridge Road, Dudley, admitted breaching the order and was remanded on bail until June 19. Judge Peter Barrie told him it was vital the court had the full history of the orders made against him before the case could be finalised. James Peggs, defending, stressed Lowe’s actions had been “reckless rather than deliberately trying to make contact with children”. Lowe, who lived at the time in the Holly Hall area of Dudley, admitted 20 charges of making indecent images of children and was given a three-year Community Order coupled with three year’s Supervision. The former IT manager was also made the subject of the Sexual Offenders Protection Order for ten years and told he must register as a Sex Offender for five years. August 2009 Sedgley school IT manager spared jail for indecent child pictures A HOLLY Hall man who was the Information Technology manager at a Sedgley school has been spared a prison sentence after he was caught with over 2,000 indecent photographs of children. Judge Michael Dudley told 47-year-old Kevin Lowe, of Hilderic Crescent, it was an extremely serious case because the images involved the suffering and abuse of youngsters. But he ruled he was able to take a lenient course because the indecent images were mainly at the bottom end of the scale. Speaking at Wolverhampton Crown Court, the judge said the best way to protect the public was to pass a sentence that would provide Lowe with the support and guidance he clearly needed. Lowe admitted 20 charges of making indecent images of children and he was given a three-year community order. He was further placed under supervision for three years as well as being told to register as a sex offender for five years and ordered to pay £1,485 costs. Lowe, who was employed at High Arcal school, before being suspended, was also barred from ever working with children and made the subject of a 10 year sexual offenders protection order. Ian Ball prosecuting said police officers with a search warrant went to the home of Lowe where they found four computers containing a total of 2,011 indecent images of children The officers also checked his computers at the school but found no offensive material and, when questioned Lowe told them he had no specific interest in child pornography. He maintained he had never searched the internet looking for the images and said he found it disturbing that they could have been accessed by children. It was accepted all the images came from the internet and there was no direct evidence he had paid for any of the images, Mr Ball told the court. He said Lowe – described as a “loner” – had stressed he got no sexual gratification from looking at the indecent photographs, and also revealed he had not enjoyed looking at them and that it was not a hobby Simon Hands defending told the court that Lowe’s job at the school had not brought him into direct contact with pupils