Convicted paedophile returned to prison for breaching court order
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 11:19 · Archive
John Ashcroft, 32, from Huntingdon, was returned to prison after monitoring software detected him accessing indecent images of children.
John Ashcroft, 32, from Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, has been returned to prison after being found with indecent images of children, breaching the conditions of a sexual harm prevention order imposed until 2032 following a previous conviction for making such images.
Monitoring software installed on Ashcroft's devices as part of his court order alerted police to suspicious activity on 15 March 2025. Officers seized his computer and mobile phone for forensic examination and discovered indecent images of children on both.
Ashcroft, of Judson Court, Huntingdon, pleaded guilty to breaching his sex offender requirements and three counts of making indecent images of children. He was sentenced to one year and one month in prison at Peterborough Crown Court on 1 October. Detective Constable Kerry Howard from the management of sexual offenders and violent offenders team said the pre-installed software had helped uncover the offences and bring Ashcroft to justice.
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- Convicted paedophile found with indecent images sent back to prisonA convicted paedophile from Huntingdon is back behind bars after accessing indecent images of children, breaching the conditions of a court order.Cambs Times · 9 Oct, 10:55
- Convicted paedophile found with indecent images sent back to prisonA convicted paedophile from Huntingdon is back behind bars after accessing indecent images of children, breaching the conditions of a court order.Ely Standard · 9 Oct, 10:55
In this story: John Ashcroft · Peterborough Crown Court · Huntingdon · Cambridgeshire
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