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John O'Neill named as man who must tell police of sex plans | |
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A man who must notify police 24 hours before he has sex can be named, a district judge has ruled. | A man who must notify police 24 hours before he has sex can be named, a district judge has ruled. |
John O'Neill, 45, from York, was cleared of rape at a retrial last year 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 has applied for the SRO to be made permanent after Mr O'Neill allegedly breached it. | |
The single father-of-two has said he had an interest in sado-masochism and used to visit a fetish club. | The single father-of-two has said he had an interest in sado-masochism and used to visit a fetish club. |
He said the order violated his human rights and meant he could not have an intimate relationship. | He said the order violated his human rights and meant he could not have an intimate relationship. |
"It's absolutely devastating. I don't have a life," he said. | "It's absolutely devastating. I don't have a life," he said. |
SROs 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. | SROs 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'Neill to disclose any planned sexual activity to the police or face up to five years in prison. | |
Mr O'Neill 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 of the SRO. | He has threatened to go on hunger strike in protest of the SRO. |
A judge is to decide on the police's application at a hearing at the same court next month. | A judge is to decide on the police's application at a hearing at the same court next month. |