Man jailed for hiding sex offence convictions from partner

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 06:08 · Archive

Michael Meyer, 47, was jailed for 18 months after failing to disclose previous child sexual offence convictions to a woman he lived with.

Michael Meyer, 47, of Broad Street, Banbury, was sentenced to 18 months in jail at Oxford Crown Court on 26 October for five offences related to breaching a sexual harm prevention order and failing to comply with sex offenders' register requirements.

Meyer was first jailed in 2017 at Northampton Crown Court for possession of indecent images of children, extreme pornography and voyeurism after he was caught filming a young girl in a shower. He was given a 10-year sexual harm prevention order, which included a condition that he not have unsupervised contact with children under 16.

The court heard that Meyer lived with a woman and spent time in her home with her daughter without disclosing his convictions. The woman was shocked to discover his previous offences. Meyer also installed cameras inside and outside her property and placed a tracker on her car. His mitigating counsel said he had felt hesitant about disclosing his circumstances and had struggled with revealing his offences to partners, but expressed considerable remorse.

Judge Ian Pringle KC told Meyer: 'You must be open with people about your background.' A seized phone was ordered to be destroyed.

How it is being reported

• Man jailed after failing to tell woman of previous child sexual offencesA man has been jailed after he failed to tell a woman he lived with he had previous convictions for having indecent images of children and filming a girl in a shower.Oxfordshire Guardian · 27 Oct, 05:00
• Man jailed after failing to tell woman of previous child sexual offencesA man has been jailed after he failed to tell a woman he lived with he had previous convictions for having indecent images of children and filming a girl in a shower.Oxford Mail · 27 Oct, 05:00

In this story: Michael Meyer · Oxford Crown Court · Banbury · Northampton Crown Court

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