Private Team Partner, Joanne Cestaro, was instructed to represent a client charged with breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO). The SHPO had been imposed two years earlier for offences involving indecent images of children, alongside a Community Order. The breach occurred when the client accessed further indecent images via the dark web, violating the SHPO, and failed to notify the monitoring officer of a device being used.
Given the nature of the breach and the short time since the SHPO was imposed, a custodial sentence seemed likely. However, Joanne, working with barrister Anne Faul of Lamb Building and through private funding, meticulously prepared detailed mitigation and character references.
This expert preparation led to an excellent outcome: the client received another Community Order instead of a custodial sentence. If you’re facing similar sexual offence allegations or need expert legal advice, contact Lawtons for dedicated and professional representation.
