Man arrested a week after prison release

A Peterborough sex offender who had been out of prison just seven days before he was arrested again has been jailed for breaching requirements placed upon him.

Brendan Clarke, 27, was released from prison on May 7, following time served for breaching conditions of being on the Sex Offenders’ Register.

He was placed on the register after being convicted of sexual offences against a child in 2009.

Conditions of this mean within three days of his release into the community Clarke must register his details with police, including where he would be living, bank details and possession of any electronic devices.

Clarke, of London Road, was arrested on May 13 after he continued to fail to meet police officers’ requests to complete the neccessary notifications and began ignoring their phone calls.

He was charged with failing to comply with the notification requirements of the Sex Offenders’ Register by not registering his bank details.

On May 14, he appeared at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court, where he pleaded guilty to the offence.

Clarke was handed a 12-month conditional discharge, meaning he will not be sentenced for an offence unless a further offence is committed within the stated period.

On June 26, Clarke was arrested again and later charged with failing to comply with the notification requirements of the Sex Offenders’ Register after he failed to inform police of a change in address.

As a result of this and his previous conditional discharge, Clarke was immediately recalled to prison.