A man who groomed and sexually assaulted underage girls has been sent to prison again. 

Jamie Gillett, 26, of Beckenham Road in Beckenham, was jailed for four years and six months in October 2018. 

This came after he pleaded guilty to the sexual assault of a girl under 13, engaging in sexual activity with a girl under 16 and two counts of engaging in sexual activity with a girl under 16 with penetration. 

Gillett had targeted children on social media apps then engaged in non-consensual sexual activities and showed threatening, controlling and obsessive behaviour towards the victims, a court heard. 

This Is Local London: Gillett pictured in 2018Gillett pictured in 2018 (Image: Police handout)

On Monday (December 18, 2023) Gillett appeared at the Old Bailey for breaching a sexual harm prevention order. 

Prosecutor Nikki James said Gillett was released from prison in June this year but was required to follow strict rules on his behaviour, including restrictions around his interaction with any children, possession of mobile phones or computers and use of the internet. 

But by September he broke these conditions by failing to disclose a relationship he was having with a woman to police. 

Gillett was arrested and when his room was searched officers found two phones. 

They were aware of one of these phones but not the other. 

On the second phone Gillett had downloaded Snapchat, TikTok and WhatsApp, despite having been banned from using all three. 

He had also been deleting the internet search history on that phone. 

Gillett pleaded guilty to four counts of breaching a sexual harm prevention order. 

At the Old Bailey Gillett told Judge Anthony Leonard: “I have hurt another innocent person. I know I am better than this.” 

Sentencing Gillett, Judge Leonard said Gillett has persistently ignored court orders. 

“Whilst I take into account that you realise you have hurt another victim, I do not believe this realisation will stop you from offending in the future,” Judge Leonard said. 

He explained that prison time was necessary both to punish Gillett and to protect female members of the public. 

Gillett was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison.