Timothy Harris was convicted in Norfolk last week after failing to notify the Met of his contact with children
A convicted paedophile living in East London flew under the radar of police, then assaulted two young children in Norfolk. Timothy Harris, 46, of Lea Bridge Road in Leyton, was found guilty at Norwich Crown Court Friday (September 26) and jailed for 14 years, plus another four on license. These are the offences:
- Engaging in sexual activity in front of a child aged under 13
- Four counts of intentionally touching a child aged under 13
- Failing to comply with notification requirements
Harris had been placed in the sex offenders register for life in 2016 at Swindon Crown Court, but he failed to tell police in London who were meant to be monitoring him that he was spending time in Norfolk. Police in Norfolk were alerted to the assaults in December 2024 and Harris was arrested in Leyton and taken to King’s Lynn for questioning. Harris denied the offences.
PC Gary Ranger said: āThese were abhorrent offences committed in breach of a court order put in place to manage those on the Sex Offenders Register carefully. He tried hard to cover his tracks by failing to notify police he had moved but was found out due to the courage and bravery of his victims.”
Harris was jailed in 2016 after raping a homeless teenager. The Swindon Advertiser reported Harris befriended a vulnerable 18-year-old girl when she was living at a hostel. When she asked him round as she was seeking company, having been moved to a bed and breakfast, he forced himself on her. The girl considered ending her own life due to the trauma.
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