COURT IN PETERBOROUGH ISSUES FINAL WARNING TO MICHAEL BULLIMORE OVER CHILD SEX OFFENCES
In June 2021, a court in Peterborough issued a final warning to Michael Bullimore, a man convicted of child sexual offences, stating he faces imprisonment if he commits similar crimes in the future.Bullimore, of Chapel Street, Stanground, Peterborough, had previously been convicted in July 2017 of engaging in sexual activity with a child, creating indecent images of children, possessing an extreme pornographic image, and holding a prohibited image of a child.
At that time, he received a suspended sentence, was subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) for five years—which prevented him from deleting his internet history—and was placed on the Sex Offenders Register for ten years.
The court heard that police investigations in March this year raised concerns when officers from the Public Protection Unit (PPU) visited Bullimore’s home.
During the visit, two phones and a tablet were seized after their content was deemed concerning.
Checks revealed Bullimore had been visiting pornography sites daily and searching for content involving children under 16.
Analysis of the devices showed that on the phones, there were 16 category C images, 38 category B images, and 103 category A images—the most severe classification.
Further inquiries uncovered that Bullimore had failed to disclose his access to a family member’s laptop for one day, as well as a digital camera, an external hard drive, and a phone, all of which were later recovered from his room.
These omissions were breaches of his SHPO.
During police interviews, Bullimore answered “no comment” to all questions but later confessed to three counts of making indecent images of children and two counts of breaching his SHPO.
At Peterborough Crown Court, Recorder Sandeep Kainth sentenced Bullimore to 16 months in prison, suspended for two years.
The court also ordered him to complete 180 hours of unpaid work and a 40-day Rehabilitation Activity Requirement.
Additionally, Bullimore was subjected to a new Sexual Harm Prevention Order for ten years and added to the Sex Offenders Register for the same period.
In delivering the sentence, Recorder Kainth described Bullimore’s offences as part of a “disturbing pattern” that caused harm to children and contributed to the harmful environment of producing and sharing indecent images.
The judge cautioned Bullimore that if he reoffends, he would face immediate imprisonment.
