Convicted Sex Offenders

Govt Issue Public Notice: Sex Offender Release

  |  June 25, 2026

The Ministry of Justice has, this afternoon, issued an online public notice advising of the ‘impending release’ of Kevin Leon Goater, a 66-year-old convicted sex offender. The public notice containing more information follows below [PDF here]: Kevin-Goater-Revised-Notice-For-PublicDownload Bernews ... Read more

Man pleads guilty to sexual offence involving child

  |  June 5, 2026

A man who admitted sexually assaulting a child will be sentenced in Magistrates’ Court in August. Tyrone Butterfield, 22, pleaded guilty to committing the offence in March 2025 in Pembroke. On Tuesday, the defendant, from Pembroke, also pleaded guilty to intruding on the privacy of a child in a manner likely to alarm or offend. That incident occurred on April 2, 2024. The court heard t... Read more

Probation for man who violated child’s privacy

  |  May 21, 2026

A man who was seen outside a bathroom window while a girl prepared to shower was sentenced to two years’ probation this week. Dwyer Booth, 36, admitted intruding on a child’s privacy when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court in March. He was sentenced for the offence yesterday. The Paget resident suggested that the victim, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, take a show... Read more

Man with intellectual disabilities jailed for sexual offence

  |  March 26, 2026

A Warwick man with intellectual disabilities was yesterday sentenced to two years in prison for sexually touching a young girl. Magistrate Auralee Cassidy told the court that while Cameron Sousa-Saints, 27, was entitled to a discount because of his mental impairment, sexual offences against children caused the victims lasting harm. However, Paul Wilson, counsel for Sousa-Saints, told the co... Read more

Child pornography leads to jail for Devonshire man

  |  November 29, 2025

A man who accessed child pornography was sentenced to two years behind bars this week, with half his term suspended. Brian Bennett, 53, had admitted accessing two types of child pornography during an earlier appearance in Magistrates’ Court, after he initially denied the offences. The court heard that Bennett, from Devonshire, committed the offences between December 2017 and Marc... Read more