May 2014 Jail term for part time DJ who had sexual activity with child Written by: Colin Adwent Crime Correspondent A part time Stowmarket DJ who held discos at schools and weddings has been jailed for more than four years for sexual activity with a child Simon Bird of Gainsborough Road, committed the offence despite having accepted a police caution three or four years ago for a similar offence with another schoolgirl The 42-year-old was placed on the sex offenders register for a year as a consequence of being cautioned for the previous offence However, he subsequently met a different schoolgirl through one of the school disco’s he was a DJ at Bird then groomed the girl while they were in contact through social media He befriended the girl and began to meet up with her late in the evenings The sexual nature of their relationship was discovered and the girl’s school contacted the police Officers arrested Bird and during a number of police interviews the DJ admitted having an inappropriate relationship with a child Bird pleaded guilty before trial to sexual activity with a child when he appeared before Ipswich crown court