A sex offender with up to 20 aliases dubbed a danger to women and girls walked free from court after breaching a sexual harm prevention order for the 12th time.
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Jason Brown escaped jail, receiving a suspended sentence and a £500 fine for breaching a sexual harm prevention order, despite repeatedly changing his name to hide his criminal past.
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In an extraordinary case which has reignited calls for a new law to ban sex offenders from changing their name, the 51-year-old former firefighter has moved around the country preying on women and children, adopting a new name as soon as he was caught.
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Now the Mail can reveal that Brown has been reported to police for a new alleged sexual assault when he was using a different name.
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Ministers are looking at closing a loophole that lets sex offenders change their names after the Mail revealed how the 'monster' used up to 20 aliases.
Using this tactic, Brown managed to reinvent himself after every conviction, hiding his horrifying past even while he was being investigated for rape and sexual assault.
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In one instance, he even assumed the surname of a girlfriend to make a social media profile for himself.
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The pervert, who has convictions for sexual acts against children, indecent exposure and inciting girls to engage in sexual activity, was finally exposed after one woman bravely fought to put him behind bars when she discovered that her lover was a convicted paedophile being prosecuted for rape under a different name.
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Jason Brown (pictured at Lincoln Crown Court) escaped jail, receiving a suspended sentence and a £500 fine for breaching a sexual harm prevention order
Last month when Brown pleaded guilty to breaching a sexual harm prevention order after being caught holding hands with a nine-month-old baby girl, it emerged that he had been allowed to change his name mid-prosecution from Seb Coe.
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On Wednesday when he was sentenced, the defendant switched it back to Jason Brown to the confusion of the judge who asked him: 'It is Mr Brown, is it?'
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Judge Simon Hirst told Lincoln Crown Court that one of the reasons he was not sending Brown to prison was the Government's decision to scrap sentences under 12 months, saying: 'I bear in mind the presumption in sentences less than 12 months.'
Brown had been due to go on trial for the breach of the order at the same time he was being prosecuted for a separate rape and sexual assault.
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But Brown indicated that he would plead guilty to the SHPO in order to sever the matter from the rape trial, preventing jurors in that case from learning that he was a convicted sex offender.
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He was later acquitted of rape, after making what his lawyer, Jennifer Dannhauser, described as a 'tactical decision'.
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His sentence angered victims duped by Brown on Wednesday.
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Julie Purvin, 54, who was in a relationship with Brown until she learnt of his real name and criminal past, said: 'This sentence is not enough.
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He has repeatedly breached his sexual harm prevention order.
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'It is horrifying to think he has now walked free and can do this again to someone else after changing his name again.
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In his last job he was giving presents to children before his true identity came out.
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'What more does this man need to do before he is locked up?'
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Another victim who reported Brown to police for attending children's parties said: 'This sentence feels incredibly lenient for this prolific sex offender.'
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The father, who cannot be named for legal reasons, described how Brown had previously duped his family by producing a fake letter from the Ministry of Justice claiming he had been accused of fraud in a 'misunderstanding' to hide the fact that he was going to prison for breaching a sexual harm prevention order in 2022.
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He added: 'It's disgusting that sex offenders are able to change their names to hide their crimes, and in this case, continuously reoffend.
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This loophole renders the sex offenders register, and other measures like Sarah, and Claire's law useless.
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'This puts society at risk and must be changed.'
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Emily Konstantas, founder and CEO of The Safeguarding Alliance has said the case illustrates the ease with which offenders are able to change their identities to fool the public.
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She said: 'The ability to keep changing his name has given him a free pass.
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'This man represents a risk to every woman and child.'
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