Howard blackburn Released at the end of June 2022 believed to be in pennywell in a bail hostel, used to reside in the Durham area and is looking to move back to that area.
Howard Blackburn from Cumbria, was First convicted of 2 counts of child grooming, he was sent to prison in December 2013, was imprisoned again in late 2021 for breaching his Sex offenders order by living with a woman with a 12 year old daughter and not declaring he was a sex offender, also using social media and dating sights while prohibited
Howard drives a White VW Sirocco and likely frequents the gym, he also takes steroids to build muscle which makes him aggressive and unpredictable.
⛔️Original story from 2013⛔️
Howard Blackburn jailed over Badoo grooming of girls
A man has been jailed for grooming girls on social networking site Badoo after he was caught by an undercover police officer posing as a teenager.
Howard Blackburn, 27, of St Leonard’s Court, Cockermouth, was arrested in August after arranging to meet a 13-year-old in Whitehaven.
Unbeknownst to him, he had been interacting with an undercover officer.
He was sentenced to four years after admitting to a number of sexual offences at Carlisle Crown Court.
He also admitted possession of cocaine.
The court heard that Blackburn had used the site to arrange to meet what he thought was a young girl and was arrested when he arrived at the meeting place.
Following his arrest, officers investigated whether Blackburn groomed real teenage girls.
At court, Blackburn admitted five counts of attempting to cause or incite a child to engage in sexual activity and one of attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming.
He was ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register for life and made subject of a sexual offences prevention order to restrict his internet usage when he is released from prison.
