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| John O'Neil named as man who must tell police of sex plans | |
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| A man cleared of rape who must notify police 24 hours before he has sex can be named, a district judge has ruled. | A man cleared of rape who must notify police 24 hours before he has sex can be named, a district judge has ruled. |
| John O'Neil, 45, from York, was acquitted last year at a retrial but was made the subject of an interim sexual risk order (SRO). | |
| An order prohibiting his identity from being made public has been lifted at York Magistrates Court. | An order prohibiting his identity from being made public has been lifted at York Magistrates Court. |
| North Yorkshire Police have applied for the SRO to be made permanent after Mr O'Neil allegedly breached it. | |
| The single father of two and former English literature student has said he had an interest in sado-masochism and used to visit a fetish club. | |
| Sexual risk orders were introduced in England and Wales last year and can be applied to any individual who the police believe poses a risk of sexual harm - even if they have never been convicted of a crime. | |
| The order requires Mr O'Neil to disclose any planned sexual activity to the police or face up to five years in prison. | |
| Mr O'Neil is accused of breaching one of the conditions of the order by not giving police the Pin number to his mobile phone. | |
| He has threatened to go on hunger strike in protest over the SRO. | |
| A judge is to decide on the police's application at a hearing at the same court next month. |