Pervert breaks order after just weeks

He was banned from hanging around children, but weeks after being released from prison he was back. Jeremy Hicks, 45, was jailed for two years in 2005 after admitting performing a sex act while sitting next to a seven-year-old girl on Whitley Bay beach. But less than a fortnight after his release, the persistent sexual pest, who has 12 previous convictions of indecent assault and indecent exposure, breached his five-year Sexual Offences Prevention Order and was remanded in custody by Newcastle magistrates. [...]

Karen Heaton, prosecuting, said: "Mr Hicks was seen on Grainger Street by PC Bates, standing with a can of beer in his hand by St John's Church. He seemed to be wildly gesticulating and talking to himself. PC Bates followed Mr Hicks down towards Central Station and saw him cross the road at Neville Street. As he crossed the road he caused a bus to break hard. He then proceeded to wave his arms around and shout at the bus driver. Mr Hicks then walked off towards the left hand side entrance of Central Station and PC Bates started to follow him. When PC Bates entered the station he found Mr Hicks to be standing motionless, completely frozen, and staring towards a child, who looked about seven years old and appeared to be standing with her mother. He was standing about four or five meters away from the child and remained there for about 30 seconds."

source: Article 'Pervert breaks order after just weeks' by Sara Nichol; Evening Chronicle; 29 March 2008