Curtis Critchley 24

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A convicted pervert has been caught with a paedophile manual on how to sexually abuse children.

Curtis Critchley, 24, of Wakefield Road in Rothwell, Leeds, with prior sex offence convictions, was found with the depraved guide in his prison cell at HMP Risley in Warrington on August 6.

He was charged with possession of a paedophile manual containing ‘advice or guidance about abusing children sexually’.

After appearing at Warrington Magistrates’ Court, the case went to Liverpool Crown Court, where Critchley pleaded guilty.

During a 2:30pm cell search, prison staff seized illicit materials, including notes with graphic short stories of sexual activities involving children and details on grooming via Snapchat and TikTok. The items were reported to Cheshire Police.

Critchley’s previous convictions include a three-year-and-four-month sentence in a young offender institution, imposed by Sheffield Crown Court in May 2020.

He first came to police attention after stealing children’s clothing from a neighbour’s washing line in Doncaster, where more stolen items and two indecent images of children were found.

While under investigation, he met a 14-year-old girl on Snapchat, lying about his age by claiming to be 15. She was reported missing and found with him at a Holiday Inn in Rotherham, where they engaged in sexual activity.

Critchley pleaded guilty to three counts of causing a child to engage in sexual activity, theft of clothing, handling stolen goods, and two counts of possessing indecent images of children.

He received imprisonment, lifelong sex offender registration, and a 10-year sexual harm prevention order.

For the recent offence, Liverpool Crown Court jailed him for 14 months.