August 2015 Sex offender breached court order and went on stag do in Amsterdam SEX offender Sean Booth breached a court order – to go on his brother’s stag do to Amsterdam. The father-of-five was required to notify the authorities seven days in advance of going abroad after being found guilty of sexual offences against a 14-year-old girl six years ago. But the 30-year-old, of Woodland Street, Biddulph, failed to let the police know he was travelling to Holland to enjoy a three-day weekend in the Dutch capital last July. North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard Booth was handed a suspended prison sentence in 2009 after being convicted of three sex offences against the girl. He was also made the subject of a Sex Offenders’ Prevention Order. Prosecutor Mike Phillips told the court: “In 2009 the defendant was convicted of sexual activity with a child where he received a 12-month prison sentence suspended for two years. “He was disqualified from working with children indefinitely and was placed on the Sex Offender Register for 10 years. “In July this year, police were notified that the defendant had flown from Manchester to Amsterdam. “He travelled on a passport and had returned on July 5. “He was required, under the order, to notify the police seven days in advance of travelling. As he did not do this, he breached the order.” Booth pleaded guilty to two breaches of the Sex Offenders’ Prevention Order. Rebecca Dulson, mitigating, said: “This was not a deliberate breach. “The passport was simply a renewal. It was a Christmas present from his mum and he didn’t believe he had to register the renewal application. “The defendant was not aware that he needed to inform the police of the trip. He believed it was just for trips over seven days. “It was his brother’s stag weekend. He is extremely remorseful and is now keen to get back into full-time work. “This was negligence on behalf of the defendant to inform the relevant agencies.” Booth was sentenced to an 18-month community order with two requirements to complete the Thinking Skills programme and a rehabilitation activity. The defendant must also complete 40 hours’ unpaid work and fork out a total of £325 in court charges.