A HOMELESS sex offender was found a place in a bed and breakfast last year by “the authorities”.
But he was in court on Thursday for failing to tell police about that change of address within three days.
Wade Gasper (53), of Norman Mews, Bourne, was conditionally discharged for six months by Spalding magistrates when he pleaded guilty to failing to comply with a condition under the Sexual Offences Act.
Marie Stace, prosecuting, said Gasper was placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register at Lincoln Crown Court on November 3, 2006 for having “indecent images”.
On October 28 last year he was found accommodation where he stayed for 11 nights.
Gasper told police about the address after he had left the accommodation and said he didn’t do it sooner because he hadn’t enough money for the fare to Stamford Police Station.
Solicitor Rachel Stevens, mitigating, said Gasper only expected to stay at the bed and breakfast for a couple of days and was found a place there by the council, “the authorities”, who passed on his details to police.
Mr Stevens said there had been no offending and no hint of him presenting any kind of risk.