OLIVER ANGLESMITH SENTENCED IN YORK FOR BREACHING COURT ORDER IN SCARBOROUGH PLAY AREA
A judge has expressed her opinion on the intentions of Oliver James Anglesmith, 34, after a concerned parent intervened at a play area.Anglesmith is currently serving a two-year prison sentence for breaching a court order aimed at safeguarding children.
He has a history of sexual offenses, including a conviction in 2008 for sexual activity with a young boy.
When he appeared before York Crown Court to face charges related to his conduct at the Scarborough play area earlier this year, Recorder Geraldine Kelly remarked: "I have no doubt you were hanging around, looking for children.
When you found them ...
you didn't stop at simply looking at them.
You found an opportunity to talk to them." The children involved ranged in age from five to nine years old.
The judge continued, saying, "You sought their company, you found an opportunity to touch them," and stated that Anglesmith had lifted two children over a fence—a move she described as "wholly unnecessary." She further commented, "I have no doubt it was motivated by your perverted interests.
This was a determined effort by you to get these children in your company," indicating he was trying to separate children from other adults.
Anglesmith had told police he did not believe he was doing anything wrong.
However, the judge pointed out that he was fully aware of the restrictions imposed by a sexual harm prevention order (SHPO).
She added, "It seems you have no interest in changing your ways." His actions did not succeed because a vigilant parent, concerned about the interactions at the play area, called the police.
Anglesmith, who resides at Northstead Flats in Scarborough, pleaded guilty to breaching the SHPO, which prohibits him from being in company with children and includes other protections to prevent him from reoffending.
He has multiple prior convictions, including breaches of the same order and failure to keep police informed of his current details on the sex offenders register—a register that helps law enforcement monitor convicted sex offenders.
According to his solicitor, David Camidge, Anglesmith had no recent breaches; the last was in 2014.
The current SHPO, issued in 2013 by East Yorkshire magistrates, remains valid until next year.
Anglesmith had previously been subject to a similar order following his 2008 conviction.
