LIVERPOOL WOMAN JAILED FOR BREACHING SEXUAL HARM PREVENTION ORDER AND ENGAGING IN CHILD ABUSE ACTIVITIES
A woman identified as Michelle Griffiths has been sentenced to two years in prison following her guilty plea to multiple charges of breaching a sexual harm prevention order.The court was informed that Griffiths, aged 38, had previously served a 40-month sentence after being incarcerated in May 2019 for facilitating and arranging a child sex offence.
Despite this, she breached her lifelong sexual harm prevention order by engaging in prohibited activities.
Griffiths admitted to receiving money and lingerie from a man via the online chatroom Kiss Chat and claimed she was sent indecent images of children by a man she described as a 'paedophile'.
She also confessed to sending nude photographs of herself to this individual.
Further breaches involved her deleting indecent images of children, believed to be aged between 11 and 15, which she said she had sent to the man and later removed from her device, although the police could not retrieve them.
The court heard that she was living at Adelaide House, Edge Hill, after her release from prison in January 2021 and had previously been recalled to custody in March 2021.
Griffiths made 'exceptionally frank' admissions to breaching the order, acknowledging the risks posed by her communication with individuals distributing illegal images and her own actions of sharing indecent images.
Judge David Potter described her breaches as 'a very serious breach' and 'a flagrant disregard' for the court's order.
He sentenced her to two years in prison, emphasizing the ongoing harm and risk to children.
A deprivation order for devices capable of internet access was also issued, and the court highlighted the danger posed by her interactions with known or suspected paedophiles.
The court and law enforcement agencies regard her actions as posing 'serious risk of harm to children' due to her communication with men involved in distributing illegal content and her own participation.
Griffiths's case underscores the importance of ongoing monitoring and strict legal measures to prevent further harm.
