Convicted sex offender sentenced after deliberately lying to authorities and moving to Cornwall
A convicted sex offender continuously lied to the authorities and wormed his way into the life of a new partner who had no idea of his past.
Andrew Loveridge, 52, was initially convicted of a sexual offence at Staffordshire Crown Court in 2004.
As part of his sentence, Loveridge was placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register and made subject of a number of notification requirements.
However, Loveridge failed to adhere to these requirements and left the Midlands to stay with his new partner in the Helston area.
Loveridge, of Gweek, appeared at Truro Crown Court for sentence on Thursday 12 November having pleaded guilty to six breaches of his notification requirements as a registered sex offender and fraud by false representation.
He was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years.
At the sentencing hearing the court heard how between August 2020 and March 2026 Loveridge told police that he lived at an address in Tamworth.
In March 2026 Loveridge attended Truro Police Station and informed officers that he’d moved into a property in a village near Helston.
In May 2026 a woman reported a domestic violence incident involving Loveridge, whom she said she’d been in a relationship with for six months.
A friend of the woman described how she was out with her in October 2025 when they met Loveridge in a bar.
The following month Loveridge stayed for two weeks at a nearby Airbnb, spending time with his new partner.
Loveridge then stayed in the same Airbnb in December 2025 and then at his partner’s property (where she lived with two children) between Christmas and new year.
Loveridge then moved to the area in March 2026.
Between September 2025 and November 2025, Loveridge’s offender manager tried to visit him, however he was not at home with Loveridge claiming he was away with work.
Loveridge’s actions put him in breach of his requirements as a sex offender, namely not notifying police of a change of address, not notifying police of a new bank card and failing to notify an address he stayed in for more than 12 hours where there were children present.
The fraud count related to Loveridge obtaining vehicle insurance stating he had a full, clean driving licence.
On 17 May he was stopped and admitted to driving with a provisional licence.
Loveridge then transferred the insurance policy to a new vehicle, before being stopped again.
Checks confirmed Loveridge had never passed a driving test and had 12 points on his provisional licence.
In interview Loveridge accepted his wrongdoing.
Officer in the case, Police Constable Ross Waite said: “Andrew Loveridge is a highly deceptive individual, who has consistently provided false and misleading information to police despite being well aware of his requirements as a registered sex offender.
“He lied about multiple aspects of his personal circumstances, significantly hindering the effective assessment and management of his sexual risk.
“During the course of the investigation, numerous vulnerable adults have been identified with whom he has either entered into relationships or sought to establish contact with.
“Given his initial conviction dates back to 2004, there is very limited public information online as to his past.
“As a result, Loveridge was able to exploit this by contacting people who were completely unaware of his offending history.”