Three charged after home checks on registered sex offenders

A specialist team which manages the risk posed by sexual offenders secured charges against three individuals across a week of action.

Each of the individuals charged face court after our Management of Sexual Offenders and Violent Offenders team (MOSOVO) carried out unannounced home visits.

The checks were carried out in Harlow and Basildon over the past week.

As a result of those checks, charges have been authorised against:

• Hassan El-Mahmoud, 23, of Cadet Drive, London. charged with four counts of breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and three counts of failing to comply with notification requirements. Due to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court yesterday (Monday 22 April).
• Adan Bath, 39, of Northbrooks, Harlow. Charged with three counts of breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and one count of failing to comply with notification requirements. Appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Monday 15 April and bailed until a hearing at Chelmsford Crown Court on 13 May.
• Anthony Banks, 43, of no fixed address. Charged with two counts of failing to comply with notification requirements. Appeared at Southend Magistrates’ Court on Monday 15 April. Sentenced to 24 weeks’ imprisonment.

Ongoing work

Detective Chief Inspector James Gray, of our MOSOVO team, said:

“This type of work regularly goes on behind the scenes, out of public view, across Essex as we work to manage the risk posed by registered sex offenders.
“We conduct checks and keep track of their activity in line with restrictions imposed on them, working hard to keep people in Essex safe and ensure any alleged breaches are put before the courts.
“As part of the terms of many sentence orders, registered sex offenders are often ordered to comply with terms monitoring their use of electronic devices, who they can interact with and their access to certain internet platforms.
“Any alleged breaches of these orders, or the terms of their sentences, are treated very seriously.”

In the 12 months between April 2023 and April this year, the MOSOVO team secured 238 charges against alleged offenders in Essex.

MOSOVO helps to protect the public from some of the county’s most dangerous sexual and violent offenders and are an integral part of the nationwide multi agency MAPPA process which aims to reduce re-offending.

This work includes monitoring and risk assessing of offenders prior to, and after, their release from prison to reduce the risk they pose.

The highly trained, plain clothes MOSOVO teams work away from the public gaze are vital to keeping the public safe from Registered Sexual and Violent Offenders.

Synergy Essex provides support and guidance for survivors of sexual and sexual abuse across Essex.

The Essex Rape Crisis Partnership is formed of three organisations:

• CARA (Centre for Action on Rape and Abuse) who cover mid and north Essex.
• SERICC (Rape and Sexual Abuse Specialist Service) who cover South and West Essex.
• SOS Rape Crisis who cover Southend, Castle Point and Rochford.

Survivors can self-refer and receive emotional support, specialist sexual violence and abuse counselling and or specialist advocacy services, no matter when the sexual violence or abuse occurred. In addition to this, they also offer support to survivor’s loved ones.

For more information about how to get support, visit the Synergy Essex website.

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