Repeat offender Notts peado jailed for more than five years for grooming and sexual offence against a child

An already registered sex offender has been jailed for five-and-a-half years after contacting and grooming a teenage girl on social media despite an online ban.
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Nathan Bray, of no fixed address, has been charged with breaching his Sexual Harm Prevention Order and causing a child to watch an image of sexual activity.

The 30-year-old groomed the girl through Snapchat and Instagram, as well as calling her.

He was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday, January 14 following a series of incidents between May and June 2020 where Bray messaged a 15-year-old girl online and told her not to tell the police they had been speaking.

Sex offender Nathan Bray has been jailed for five-and-a-half years after contacting a teenage girl on social media despite an online ban.Sex offender Nathan Bray has been jailed for five-and-a-half years after contacting a teenage girl on social media despite an online ban.
Sex offender Nathan Bray has been jailed for five-and-a-half years after contacting a teenage girl on social media despite an online ban.

Detective Constable Laura Alexander who led the investigation said: "Bray is a serious repeat sexual offender and we are happy with the court result.

"He presents a serious risk of harm to young people."

Bray has been subject to the Order since January 2016 after he was sentenced for contacting another teenage girl and sending sexual images. The order prohibits him from talking to any girls under 16 or using the internet to contact young girls.

He also used a false name whilst using social media platforms, which is also against his registration requirements whilst on the sex offenders’ register.

DC Alexander added: "Despite the order, he continued to contact young girls.

"Officers seized his phone and found conversations between Bray and the victim as part of their investigation and he was arrested in June.

“The safeguarding of children and young people is a priority for Nottinghamshire Police.

“The force will continue to maximise technology to assist it in targeting people who are a danger to children.”