Serial paedophile found ‘loitering’ in park is jailed
ASERIAL paedophile previously caught with a bottle of chloroform and a roll of tape in his bag was stopped in a park near a school.
Christian John, who is banned from more than 300 parks in Cardiff, was spotted in a recreation area where dozens of children were playing rugby.
Sentencing him at Cardiff Crown Court, Judge Eleri Rees said: “He is a predator. He has been for many years.”
The court heard he was “loitering” at the park in Tonyrefail at around 1.30pm on May 21.
Kathryn Lane, prosecuting, said: “The defendant has been the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for some time.”
John was recognised by someone he had been to school with who became concerned when he saw him walking in the direction of a primary school five minutes away.
Prosecutors said there were around 100 children in the park, who were playing rugby sevens, and the defendant “lingered” and threw a ball back as it approached him.
Ms Lane told the court John had 46 offences on his record including five sexual offences and 15 breaches of sexual offence orders.
John, 43, from Lewis Street in Cardiff, is also known as John Christian Davies. The court heard he changed his name by deed poll.
Alex Greenwood, defending, argued it was a “technical breach” which happened when the defendant went back to the area where he grew up.
“The friend who was with him that day said she took him there as a “trip down memory lane”.
She said they stopped to buy him a bottle of Lambrini as he was worried about going into the park. Prosecutors alleged it was a deliberate breach.
Judge Rees described him as devious and manipulative, adding: “He knows exactly what he is doing in these parks.”
John months. was jailed for 16