A convicted sex offender who failed to register an electronic device with Police is to learn his fate at the Isle of Wight Crown Court next month. Brian Gandy, 74, of Folly Lane in Whippingham, admitted breaching a sexual prevention order when he appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court yesterday (Friday). Lauren Stone, prosecuting, told the court that in October 2021 a judge at Shrewsbury Crown Court handed the pensioner a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for 2 years, for making indecent images of children and 2x possession offences. On 1st February 2023, officers visited Gandy’s home address and conducted a search of his electrical devices. Using specialist software, they were able to ascertain that there were other devices present that hadn’t been registered with Police. Gandy was arrested and his property inspected. During the search, Police found a Nexus tablet, which Gandy admitted was his. The 74-year-old said that it was indeed his device and that he had never registered it. Defending Gandy, Oscar Vincent told the court that the device in question was old and didn’t work and that it got lost in the move, when Gandy and his wife relocated to the Island a few years ago. Gandy was last in court back in March 2023 when he was fined £1,000 for failing to comply with notification requirements. This latest offence was committed during Gandy’s suspended sentence period and, as a result, Magistrates sent the case up to the Isle of Wight Crown Court. Gandy will learn his fate before a judge on 31st May. A pre-sentence report is to be compiled for that hearing.
CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER CAUGHT WITH UNREGISTERED TABLET TO BE SENTENCED AT CROWN COURT
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Brian Gandy, 74, of Folly Lane in Whippingham
Well, I guess this filthy pervert will be moving off the island soon, as now his whereabouts are known.
convicted in nov 2022 for not registering a phone, convicted in feb 2023 for not registering a bank card and now this – it is obvious what this dirt bag is up to.
he has probably been at this sort of thing his whole life – scu mbag
He’s previously failed to register a phone and a credit card.
Sucker… the simple facts are that the police looked at his router and discoverd an undeclared MAC address had been connected at some time.
Nice way to inform the nonces how they get caught..should leave them to find out the way this scumbag did
We need an Asylum. Few thousand volts and surgery down below would solve this cretinous creeps problem
A visitor could have connected to his router, unless he has to declare devices he doesn’t own but have connected to his router?
God knows what goes on in these caravan sites on the island
Hiding in plain sight. I reckon there are people who are under our noses who are just as bad, in jobs that they use as a cover up.
Churches, schools and clubs.
It’s a sad sad world unfortunately