A registered sex offender hailing from Grantham has earned a sentence of four years and eight months in prison due to violating a sexual harm prevention order; she had been sending explicit messages to underage girls. Katie Birtles, 40, was detained on 16th January after she tried to meet a 14-year-old at Grantham railway station. The violation of the order, initially enacted in 2017, was processed at Lincoln Crown Court. Here, Birtles was further mandated to stay on the sex offenders register indefinitely.
The court was informed that Birtles, over a span of two weeks in January, had arranged meetings for sexual activities and proposed gifts such as wine and chocolates to the individuals she targeted. She admitted to initiating sexual conversation with a minor, being instrumental in the execution of a sexual offence, and violating the SHPO. In 2017, Birtles was found guilty of creating inappropriate images of children and was subject to nine months of imprisonment along with the decade-long SHPO.
Detective Constable Nicola Paradowski of Lincolnshire Police voiced comments on the case, reasserting the force’s vow to combat child sexual exploitation and sustain safety within the community. The statement was succinct: violations of such orders in Lincolnshire will be promptly handled to secure those vulnerable.
This report was based on original coverage provided by www.bbc.com and then customised for The Lincoln Post.
