October 2008 Child Rapist breached order BREACHES of a court order after he had been released from a seven-year jail sentence for two offences of rape of an under-age girl led to a 43-year-old man being returned to custody at Truro Crown Court on Friday. Mark Turton, also known as Christopher Lewis, whose address was given as Illogan Highway, admitted four breaches of a Sexual Offences Prevention Order, and one of failing to notify the police of a change of address. Prosecutor Ron Ede said that the SOPO was made when police learned Turton was in a relationship with a woman who was eight months pregnant with his child. She became aware of his previous history and said he had been staying at her home two or three times a week, in breach of the order. Fred Howell, defending, said the only saving grace was that there was no allegation of further misconduct and he had pleaded guilty. Jailing Turton for 18 months, Judge Christopher Elwen pointed out the orders had been made to protect the public. “It was felt you should not be alone with female children, and what concerned the authorities was your relationship with a vulnerable woman with young children. You were precluded from staying at a residence where there was a child under 16, apart from any child born to you and only if your offending history was known. “Investigations showed you were staying at the woman’s home, the very thing you were precluded from doing, and failed to apprise the authorities as you were required to do. “It is clear the probation service considers you a high or very high risk of re-offending. “You disguised yourself to get around the prohibitions which had been placed upon you.” The 80 days Turton had spent in custody on remand will count towards his sentence.