A Tadworth man has been jailed after making indecent images of children and breaking a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

26-year-old Kieran Matthews, from Waterfield, was given the order in 2018 after being convicted of making indecent images of children. At the time he was also given a 10-month suspended jail sentence.

After breaching the order twice, Matthews was arrested at home in August last year and found to have indecent images on his phone. He has been jailed for 32 months.

Matthews was made the subject of a 10 year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO), effective from 11 June 2018, after being convicted of making indecent images of children at Guildford Crown Court. He was also initially given a suspended sentence of 10 months, suspended for 24 months.
He had previously been convicted in May 2015 for possession of indecent images of children and extreme pornography.

Matthews was then arrested in November 2019 for breaching his SHPO after being in possession of electronic devices that he’d not informed Surrey Police about. He was arrested again in May 2020 for a second breach of his SHPO which led to a large number of indecent images of children being found on his mobile phone by the Surrey Police Paedophile Online Investigation Team.

PC Rob Fletcher from the POLIT team, who investigated the case, said: “Matthews has come to our attention on several occasions for making and possessing indecent images of children and is now behind bars where he belongs.

“Matthews was already the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, which prevented him from having a computer or internet access, when it came to light that he was offending again. As the investigation unfolded, we uncovered hundreds of indecent images and footage of children on his mobile phone.

“The sentence given to Matthews demonstrates our commitment to ensuring those who take part in such vile and predatory practices at the expense of innocent children are brought to justice.”

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