May 2013

Convicted paedophile accused of repeatedly breaking court order

A CONVICTED paedophile is accused of repeatedly breaking the rules of a court order by trying to contact children.

Timothy Edmeades, 37, appeared at Basildon Magistrates Court charged with four counts of breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order.

He had been issued with the order in 2008 when he was jailed for 33 months after abusing his position as a Cub group leader by grooming and sexually assaulting two boys – aged nine and ten – on swimming trips.

The measure banned him from working or being along with children or owning a computer for ten years.

But he was arrested last September after he was spotted taking pictures of youngsters at an open day at the Maru Karate Kai event in Luncies Road, Pitsea.

The court heard other possible breaches took place while he did voluntary work for the Basildon Heritage Club, which, saw him attend a number of events at Wat Tyler Country Park as well as the karate club open day.

Edmeades, who used to live in West Road, South Ockendon, but has since moved to Bungay in Suffolk, is also accused of owning a laptop.

He is further alleged to have sent a Facebook friend request to a 13 year-old boy he met at an Olympic celebration in Wickford.

Magistrates do not have sentencing powers to deal with such offences, so Edmeades will be sent to Basildon Crown Court to enter a plea

September 2012

Convicted paedophile caught lurking at kids’ karate club

A PAEDOPHILE who sexually assaulted two young boys has been caught again after he was spotted taking pictures of children at a karate club open day.

Timothy Edmeades, 37, mingled with the likes of Basildon mayor Mo Larkin and MP Stephen Metcalfe at the Maru Karate Kai Club open day in Luncies Road, Pitsea in imnages captured by the Echo.

He was at the event in his role working as a volunteer for the Basildon Heritage Club and has been at several other events in the borough where children have been present.

Edmeades was jailed in 2008 for sexually assaulting and grooming two young boys. He was also banned from being alone with or working alongside children

June 2008

Scout leader paedophile jailed

A PAEDOPHILE who abused two boys and had scores of child porn pictures on his computer has been caged.

Timothy Edmeades, 33, Labour Party super activist and events organiser to Labour Lord Mayor abused his position of trust when he sexually assaulted the two children on swimming trips, a court heard.

Edmeades had befriended the boys aged 9 and ten and then tried to discredit them after they complained of the abuse.

The Cub group helper groomed the two schoolboys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, before sexually assaulting them.

The hearing on Friday at Southend Crown Court was delayed after Edmeades was assaulted in the toilets of the court.

Edmeades of West Road, South Ockendon was caged for 33 months.

He was banned from working or being alone with children and possessing a computer for 10 years. He will also be on the sex offenders register for life.