Mute paedophile, 22, with 'entrenched' interest in children jailed AGAIN

Revan Wilde, 22, of no fixed abode in Camborne, has appeared for sentencing
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An elective mute with an "entrenched" sexual interest in children has been jailed once again after using a VPN and accessing sites he shouldn't have. Revan Wilde, AKA Kyle Clarke-Brown, is a known paedophile who does not communicate verbally during court hearings.

Wilde, 22, appeared by video link from Exeter HMP in Truro Crown Court on Tuesday, October 15. Nodding to confirm his identity and using a notepad and pen to communicate, he pleaded guilty to two breaches of his sexual harm prevention order.

The paedophile, of no fixed abode, in Camborne, breached his licence conditions after he was released from prison in August. That release followed a conviction earlier this year during which the court heard about his nappy and 'furry' fetishes.

At that time, he pleaded guilty to failing to comply with his requirements as a sex offender and three charges of making indecent images of children. He was sentenced to 72 weeks imprisonment.

The court heard today how, soon after his release, between September 12 and 19, he used a VPN which his conditions prevented him from doing and accessed two sites without seeking permission from his police ViSOR officer first. An officer had gone over the conditions with him in person line by line on September 3.

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Prosecuting the case, Ed Bailey said a sexual harm prevention order was put in place for a period of ten years following the defendant's earlier conviction. He explained there were 15 conditions including that Wilde was not allowed to use, install or download any software or program which enabled him to browse the internet with anonymity, like a VPN.

It also prevented him from accessing or using any social media, chat site or online forum unless approved before such use and unless the defendant provided his username to his officer. While the defendant had requested access to some sites, he had not requested access to the ones relating to the breaches.

Defending Wilde, Ryan Murray tried to argue that the VPN used was to shield the defendant's personal data and provide a layer of protection instead of hiding the defendant's IP address or physical location, to which the judge said the "only purpose" of a VPN can be to make it more difficult for people to follow his internet activity.

Of the site used, Mr Murray said it was a site where people upload artwork and that Wilde had not introduced himself or gone to use the site intentionally. He said he had simply browsed the content having accidentally clicked a link on Twitter, which he was granted permission to use. He said the risk posed was "very little" given he did not have a profile although Wilde had viewed a drawn image of two young children in pants.

Sentencing Wilde, His Honour Judge Simon Carr said: "You have a poor history of compliance with sexual harm prevention orders and most recently you have been convicted of downloading child abuse images. You have an entrenched interest in child sexual activity and the orders and sentences that are passed reflect that.

"You are a high risk to those who you contact and within five or six weeks of your release on licence you were arrested for these offences." He sentenced Wilde to 12 months imprisonment.