Jailed: three-year sentence for Wigan man who repeatedly flouted sex crime order

A pervert from Wigan who repeatedly breached a sexual harm prevention order has been jailed for three years.
By Charles Graham
Published 23rd Apr 2024, 12:30 BST
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Matthew Hellman, 30, of Atherton Road, Hindley, had been accused of using a device capable of accessing the internet, possessing a device capable of storing images and taking an intimate photograph, and setting up a dating account.

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He was banned from doing these things by a sexual harm prevention order imposed at Manchester Crown Court in 2020.

Matthew Hellman is now beginning a three-year prison sentence for ignoring the conditions of a sexual harm prevention orderMatthew Hellman is now beginning a three-year prison sentence for ignoring the conditions of a sexual harm prevention order
Matthew Hellman is now beginning a three-year prison sentence for ignoring the conditions of a sexual harm prevention order

And on appearing at Bolton Crown Court where he admitted to all three breaches he was given a three-year custodial sentence by the judge for each offence.

They will run concurrently. He also has a victim services surcharge to pay.