A sex offender found with nine bladed weapons and who failed to tell police about his 16 online usernames and seven internet-enabled devices has been jailed.

Owen Payne, of Cornwallis Avenue in Linton, near Maidstone, had previously received a suspended prison sentence for attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity.

He was also made subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) which required him to notify police of internet-enabled devices he had access to.

Payne has now been jailed for multiple breaches of his SHPO after a routine check of his home in September led to the seizure of three mobile phones, a tablet, a gaming device and a computer.

None of the devices or the 16 online aliases had been reported to the police under his SHPO conditions.

A further search of the property uncovered nine bladed weapons, including knives and swords, which were seized.

The 24-year-old was charged with breaching a SHPO, failing to comply with notification requirements and multiple counts of possessing an illegal weapon in a private place.

He pleaded guilty to all offences and was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison at Maidstone Crown Court on Tuesday, February 4.

Investigating officer Mark Deacon said: “Owen Payne had already been convicted of sexual offences and rather than change his ways he chose to continue offending by breaching the conditions of his court order.

“Not only did Payne think he could evade capture by failing to notify police of seven internet-enabled devices and 16 online usernames, but he also thought himself above the law when it came to owning numerous illegal weapons.

“Payne has proven himself to be a calculating and dangerous sexual offender, who has been rightly handed a custodial sentence for his crimes.”