Sunderland man with long history of child sex offenses jailed after he asked 13 year old girl for naked photo

A Sunderland man with a “long history of child sex offenses” has been jailed again after he asked a 13 year old girl for naked photos.

Keith Stobbart, 66, has a “bad” history of child sex offences, Newcastle Crown Court heard, with probation officers saying he posed a “high risk” to children.

Stobbart, of no fixed address but who is from Sunderland and has also lived in Hetton, was jailed for two years and eight months after he admitted four offences including engaging in sexual communications with a child.

He repeatedly targeted younger teenage girls who posted videos on TikTok of themselves miming to songs, the court heard.

Stobbart was jailed for six years in 2008 and made subject of a sexual offences order after being convicted of eight counts of indecently assaulting a child and inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, prosecutor Cole Cockburn said.

In November 2022 Stobbart messaged a 13-year-old girl on TikTok and, despite knowing her age, asked for naked pictures of her, the court was told.

His offense was already in breach of a sexual harm prevention order imposed by the court.

Judge Penny Moreland said Stobbart had a “bad record of sexual offending”.

She said a probation officer who reviewed Stobbart concluded he had an “entrenched pattern that causes concerns” with “predatory behaviour” and he posed a “high risk of serious harm to children”.

Stobbart admitted two counts of breaching court orders, engaging in sexual communications with a child and making indecent images of children.