Prolific sex offender told police he was sleeping behind cathedral - despite living miles away

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Police officers became suspicious when he turned up to the police station wearing different clothing each time, including a white jacket and cream flip flops on one occasion.

Owen Maughan, 43, has been convicted of a number of sex offences over 10 years between 2009-2019, including multiple offences for sexual touching. He is subject to an indefinite sexual offences prevention order and is required to notify police of his address.

But officers became suspicious when he turned up to the police station wearing different clothing each time, including a white jacket and cream flip flops on one occasion. The officers believed it was “not very in keeping with sleeping behind the cathedral”,Owen Maughan, 43, told the police he was sleeping rough behind Wakefield Cathedral - despite living in his mum's caravan miles away Cathedral.

Mitigating, Joanne Shepherd said he didn’t regard the caravan as permanent accommodation. She added: “He is very sorry for putting himself in this position by failing to identify the permanence of the address. He is somebody who has somewhat of a chaotic lifestyle.”Maughan has 30 convictions for 63 offences, which Recorder Richard Thyne said was a “dreadful record.”

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