Sex offender jailed for breaching GP surgery ban

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 16:03 · Archive

A 40-year-old man banned from attending GP surgeries without a chaperone has been jailed for breaching the order.

Christopher Williams, 40, of St Martin's View in Brighouse, has been jailed for breaching a five-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order imposed to protect the public and health care professionals. The order banned him from attending GP surgeries without a chaperone, but he committed four breaches within weeks of it being made, leading to a 32-week suspended jail sentence in March.

In June, Williams attended Rydings Hall surgery twice on the same day without a chaperone. Prosecutor Sarah Tailor told Bradford Crown Court that during his visits he talked loudly about needing treatment for a sexually transmitted disease. The practice manager called the police.

Judge Christopher Smith imposed a 10-month jail sentence for the two breaches in June which Williams admitted, and gave him an additional 24 weeks in custody from the suspended sentence. Williams refused to appear at court via a prison video link and the hearing proceeded in his absence. Judge Smith said the conditional caution given in 2025 after Williams exposed himself to a woman had done little to deter further sexual offending and described his previous convictions as "worrying". A pre-sentence report indicated Williams presented a "high level of risk" to the public and himself.

How it is being reported

• Brighouse predator banned from GP surgeries talked loudly about STDChristopher Williams has appeared in courtHuddersfield Examiner · 15 Oct, 15:28
• Police called after man went to GP surgery and talked loudly about STDsThe judge noted that a pre-sentence report had indicated that Williams presented a “high level of risk” to the public as well as himself.Telegraph & Argus · 15 Oct, 15:10

In this story: Christopher Williams · Bradford Crown Court · Rydings Hall surgery · Brighouse · Judge Christopher Smith

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