A SAUNDERSFOOT man has been fined £500, and made subject to a community order and sexual harm prevention order after attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child.

Philip Williams, of Middlehill, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates Court on Tuesday, August 4.

The 56-year-old admitted attempting to communicate with a person under 16 whom he did not reasonably believe to be 16 or over, for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification. Between August 20 and 28, 2024 at Saundersfoot, Williams had requested images from a child snapchat profile of their bottom or images of the child in running leggings or tights.

Williams was fined £500, his guilty plea being taken into account, and issued with a 12-month community order with rehabilitation activity up to 25 days. He is also required to register with the police for five years as part of a sexual harm prevention order prohibiting him from:

1. Using any computer or device capable of accessing the internet unless he has notified the police Violent and Sex Offender Register (ViSOR) team within three days of the acquisition of any such device;

2. Interfering with or bypassing the normal running of any computer monitoring software;

3. Using or activating any function of any software which prevents a computer or device from retaining and/or displaying the history of internet use, for example using “incognito” mode or private browsing;

4. Using any “cloud” or similar remote storage media capable of storing digital images (other than that which is intrinsic to the operation of the device) unless, within three days of the creation of an account for such storage, he notifies the police of that activity, and provides access to such storage on request for police inspection;

5. Possessing any device capable of storing digital images (moving or still) unless he provides access to such storage on request for inspection by a police officer or police staff employee;

6. Installing any encryption or wiping software on any device other than that which is intrinsic to the operation of the device;

7. Attempting to tamper, remove, bypass, disable or alter any components or settings relating to any risk management software installed, by or on behalf of the police, on any device capable of accessing the internet;

8. Deleting any downloaded applications on any electronic device, without first obtaining consent for that deletion from a police officer;

9. Using, installing or owning any messaging or social media account, application or service capable of transmitting images unless (a) he has notified the police visor team (or equivalent) and provides details within three days of gaining access, and (b) the account, application or service retains communications sent and received for at least 28 days; and (c) he enables a police officer or police staff employee to view activity without unreasonable delay when requested;

10. Disposal or destruction of any computer or other electronic equipment/device capable of accessing the internet without first obtaining consent from a Police Officer or Police Manager.