Paedophile hid his past and befriended family's children

A paedophile with a long history befriended, “infiltrated” and spent time with a family's children without telling them about his sick past.

- by Nick Frame

Philip Stoneley was jailed this week after his actions put him in breach of his sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) designed to restrict his contact with children.

It is the fifth time he has breached the order, which he was given in 2015 after he tried to convince teenagers online to send him explicit photos. In the years since, he has continued to trawl the web looking for images of youngsters.

He was even given a new two-year suspended sentence in October last year.