March 2017 Louth sex offender (27) jailed for ‘repeated breaches’ A convicted sex offender who repeatedly breached court orders designed to control his behaviour was jailed for two years at Lincoln Crown Court on Thursday (March 9). Peter Stainton, 27, of Northgate, Louth, created a Facebook account in a false name and used his new identity to befriend single mothers. Stainton, who had previously twice been jailed for breaching a sexual offences prevention order was banned from visiting any house where a child was present. But on a number of occasions he went to visit young mothers at their homes when their children were inside the property. He also broke the conditions of being on the sex offenders’ register as he used an alias without previously informing police he was using a different name to his own. The court was told that Stainton used the name Mike Bateman on Facebook. Phil Howes, prosecuting, said “This is a continued flouting of court orders.” He said that Stainton’s latest activities came to light when a young mother he became friendly with became uneasy about him and searched the internet. The woman discovered information about him and Mr Howes said: “She felt physically sick. She would not have allowed his advances had she known of his history. Stainton admitted four charges of breaching a sexual offences prevention order on dates in August 2016, December 2016 and January this year. The charges related to his visits to addresses in Lincoln, Louth and Ulceby. He also admitted two charges of failing to comply with a sex offender’s notification requirement by not informing Lincolnshire Police that he was using an alias name. Judge Simon Hirst described Stainton as having a “narcissistic personality”. The judge told him “At some point you will realise that these orders are here to prevent you having anything to do with children. “ The reason they are made is because in 2008 you received a sentence of two years for sexual activity with a child. “If you continue to think these orders do not apply to you then you will commit offences, come back to court and you will get longer and longer sentences.” December 2014 Grimsby sex offender who lied about his identity on dating website is jailed A CONVICTED sex offender kept quiet about his true identity on a dating website and got involved in a sexual relationship with a woman he met on there. He later became “very evasive” about his surname but a friend of the woman immediately recognised his picture from earlier newspaper coverage of his sexual offending, a court heard. Peter Stainton, 25, of Tintern Walk, Grimsby, admitted failing to notify his details as a sex offender and sending threatening messages. Deborah Smithies, prosecuting, told Grimsby Crown Court that Stainton was jailed for two years in May 2008 for sexual activity with a child and false imprisonment. He was ordered to register as a sex offender for 10 years but, on June 20 this year, he visited a Scunthorpe bail hostel and signed in using the name Jamie. This name had not been registered with the police as one he used. He joined an online dating website and posted his profile in May under the name Pete. He began a “romantic relationship” with a woman and they exchanged messages and met face-to-face. He visited her home in July and they had sex. She began asking him questions about himself, including his surname, but he was “very evasive” and would not give her his surname. She persisted and he gave her the surname Harrison. The relationship continued for another three weeks and, on July 28, she showed a female friend Stainton’s dating profile. The friend immediately recognised Stainton’s picture from press coverage of the original sex offences conviction. He had previously been known as Peter Fry. The woman did some research and confronted him in messages about his true identity. There were “heated exchanges” and he was abusive to her. Katya Saudek, mitigating, said Stainton knew he should have notified his details but felt he needed to protect himself in case he was beaten up for his previous offending. He was sorry for his actions. He had been working recently for a food delivery company. Stainton had breached the notification requirements ten times between 2009 and 2012 and had been jailed for 16 months. Judge David Tremberg branded the breaches “flagrant” and said Stainton made a “deliberate choice” to ignore his obligations during a “catalogue of repeat offending”. The threats to the woman were “vile, abusive and threatening” and she would not have got involved with him if she had known his true history. Stainton was jailed for 16 months April 2013 Sex offender jailed after ignoring court order because he was ‘too important’ SEX offender Peter Stainton has been jailed for 16 months after repeatedly ignoring a court order to register his details – because he arrogantly thought he was “too important”. Stainton, 23, of Tintern Walk, Grimsby, admitted three offences of failing to notify his address and two bank accounts. Craig Lowe, prosecuting, told Grimsby Crown Court that Stainton had been locked up at Teesside Crown Court in May 2008 for false imprisonment and sexual activity with a child under 16. He had been ordered to register as a sex offender for ten years. But he failed to tell police that he had been living in Bentley Street, Cleethorpes, between May 14 and December 4 and in Eagle Road, Swinderby, between December 5 and 18. He also failed to comply with regulations to tell police about two bank cards. Mark Watterson, mitigating, said Stainton had been in custody since December 18. The failures to comply with the order were “repeated” and showed a “pattern”. Stainton had six previous convictions for failing to comply with the order, including when he changed his surname from Fry, but did not tell police.   Stainton was also banned from driving for a year after admitting making off without paying for diesel on October 31, and having no insurance and licence on that day and on November 1. May 2008 Teenager held friend captive in her home A TEENAGER has been jailed for three years for putting a friend through a terrifying ordeal after moving in with her while on bail for another offence. Teesside Crown Court was told that Peter Fry was given bail after being arrested for having sex with an under-age girl, and was allowed to live the girl in Crook, County Durham. The court heard the original incident involved him plying the schoolgirl and her friends with drink after breaking into his parents’ flat, in Barnard Castle, while they were away. Fry, then aged 18, had sex with the under-age schoolgirl while her two friends slept, even though he had asked her how old she was, said John Gillette, prosecuting. On December 11, while on bail, he had a row with the girl over the use of her computer and then held her captive in her home and beat her up. Mr Gillette said it was not known how long the ordeal lasted, but said it went on for at least an hour. Fry had locked all the doors and put a sofa up against one of them, and smashed the girl’s mobile phone to prevent her seeking help, said Mr Gillette. The girl managed to escape and called the police from a phone box only when a colleague of Fry’s knocked on the door and he opened it to let the friend in. The court heard that Fry put the girl in a headlock and threatened to cut up her bank cards unless she told him the password for her computer. Andrew Walker, mitigating, said Fry wanted to use the computer to carry out research to help him with the allegation made by the first victim. Mr Walker said the 15-year-old girl – who described being “in a trance” after being touched by Fry – looked more mature than her years. Fry, now 19, and of Seaburn Park, Seaburn, Sunderland, admitted sexual activity with a child and false imprisonment. Jailing Fry, Judge Brian Forster said: “These offences show that you have a problem in that you are willing to do anything to suit yourself, having little regard to the feelings of other people. Such behaviour towards someone who was offering you a home is clearly most serious and unacceptable.” The court heard how Fry had been kicked out of the family home, but broke in when his parents were on an overseas holiday. Fry, who was also put on the sex offenders’ register for ten years, was given a conditional discharge for burglary at an earlier hearing.