January 2015
Pervert convicted in court after data deletion
A 22-year-old under a sexual offences prevention order has admitted deleting the internet browsing history on his Blackberry.
Jamie Vinton-Kennard, of The Crescent, appeared at Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court on Friday, charged with an act prohibited by a sexual offences prevention order.
He committed the offences between June 26 and September 12 last year.
They contravened the five year order imposed by Oxford Crown Court in June last year after Vinton-Kennard was convicted of two counts of sexual activity with a child under 16.
The court heard that during an unannounced visit to Vinton-Kennard, his Blackberry was checked and it showed the browsing history had been deleted and that the phone was set to continuously delete the history.
Defending Andrew Craske said Vinton-Kennard, who lives with his grandparents and was on the autistic spectrum, had not realised his phone was set automatically to delete its browsing history.
“He accepts he should have made sure that was not the situation so nothing was deleted,” he added.
Vinton-Kennard was given a conditional discharge for 24 months, ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £15 victim surcharge. His Blackberry had been seized by police.
