Man arrested in Northampton after police found he downloaded and deleted social media app jailed for breaking sexual harm prevention order
A man, who was arrested in Northampton after police found he had downloaded and deleted a social media app, has been jailed for breaking his Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).
Simeon William James Weekes, was issued with a SHPO in February 2018 following his conviction for making indecent photographs/pseudo photographs of children.
On September 16 last year, when police officers made an unannounced visit to the 31-year-old’s home address in Northampton, they analysed his mobile phone and found that he had downloaded and then deleted a social networking app.
The SHPO was issued with certain conditions he was required to abide by, including not deleting any search history or downloading and deleting mobile phone apps.
Weekes was arrested and subsequently charged with breaching his SHPO.
Investigating officer PC Leanne Tyson, from the Force’s MOSOVO team, said: “Being given nearly three years in prison for deleting your app history may seem harsh to some, but we will never apologise for taking a zero-tolerance approach when it comes to the management of sex offenders.
“The conditions of a SHPO are put in place for a reason and there are no excuses for not abiding by them.
“We will always seek prison sentences and we will continue working hard to bring more people like Weekes to justice.”
Weekes, previously of Wigston, Leicestershire, pleaded guilty to breaking a SHPO in October last year and was then sentenced at Northampton Crown Court on January 15, 2026. He was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison.