A sex offender who had a secret online conversation with a 15-year-old while banned from contacting children will be scrutinised for the next 18 months.
Christian James Neil Robb (19) was jailed for two years and four months when he was sentenced over a raft of charges of sexual offending against children in 2017.
He was released from prison on a range of conditions but managed to breach them within two months of being out, the Dunedin District Court heard this week.
Because his previous offending was against minors, Robb was ordered not to have contact with under-16s unless given specific approval by Probation or while in the presence of a pre-approved adult.
On December 22, the defendant’s mother discovered he had contacted his 15-year-old cousin through social media.
Robb asked the cousin to keep the online conversation ‘‘100% secret’’.
When approached about the breach, the defendant offered no excuse.
At the 2017 sentencing, Judge Joanna Maze described Robb as a ‘‘naive, sexually confused and emotionally troubled’’ individual.
The court heard he committed a range of indecent acts against two girls under the age of 12.
Robb would hug and kiss them and on one occasion molested his victim while they slept.
Another victim, a 10-year-old boy, was also sexually assaulted in his sleep.
He woke to find Robb kissing him and touching his chest.
Despite a violent reaction, the defendant made further sexual advances the next day and a third time at a later date.
There was also an older male victim who had been at a house when Robb was drinking there with friends.
While the victim slept, and without his knowledge, the defendant performed various sexual acts on him.
Judge Jim Large told the Dunedin District Court this week it was best if Robb remained out of prison because he was wait-listed to do a specialist programme for sex offenders, which could last up to nine months.
The teen was sentenced to 18 months’ intensive supervision with a slew of conditions.—
•To do the Stop programme.
•To submit to electronic-monitoring and provide access to his home to Probation.
•Not to go within 5km of Oamaru.
•To live at an address approved by Probation.
•Not to have contact or communicate with under-16s.
•Not to communicate with his victims.
•Not to possess alcohol or non-prescription drugs.
•To do alcohol or drug programme as directed.
•To undertake an assessment and any further counselling as directed.
•Not to enter or loiter near school, early-childhood centre, pool, park, library or church.
•To provide details of any intimate relationship to Probation.
•To disclose any change in employment status.
•To make available to Probation any electronic device for analysis.
