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| Barnsley paedophile to jet off on holiday before sentencing | Barnsley paedophile to jet off on holiday before sentencing |
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| Matthew Thompson was granted bail to take a pre-booked holiday to Kos before being sentenced | Matthew Thompson was granted bail to take a pre-booked holiday to Kos before being sentenced |
| A paedophile who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two girls has been allowed to jet off on holiday to Greece before being sentenced. | A paedophile who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two girls has been allowed to jet off on holiday to Greece before being sentenced. |
| Matthew Thompson, 48, is set to fly to Kos for a week-long break despite facing a possible jail term. | Matthew Thompson, 48, is set to fly to Kos for a week-long break despite facing a possible jail term. |
| Thompson, from Barnsley, admitted 10 offences, including sexual assault and taking indecent images of a child. | Thompson, from Barnsley, admitted 10 offences, including sexual assault and taking indecent images of a child. |
| Judge Jonathan Gibson said despite his pleas he would not revoke bail ahead of sentencing on 18 November. | Judge Jonathan Gibson said despite his pleas he would not revoke bail ahead of sentencing on 18 November. |
| After Thompson pleaded guilty to the offences at Bradford Crown Court on Wednesday, his barrister, Gillian Batts, said her client had a pre-booked holiday to Kos which he would like to go on. | After Thompson pleaded guilty to the offences at Bradford Crown Court on Wednesday, his barrister, Gillian Batts, said her client had a pre-booked holiday to Kos which he would like to go on. |
| Ms Batts said he was due to fly out on Thursday and return on 27 October and suggested he could "sign on" with Barnsley police the day after he arrived back. | Ms Batts said he was due to fly out on Thursday and return on 27 October and suggested he could "sign on" with Barnsley police the day after he arrived back. |
| She told the court she had advised her client he would also need to sign on as a sex offender with the police before going away. | She told the court she had advised her client he would also need to sign on as a sex offender with the police before going away. |
| What is bail? | |
| You can be given bail at a police station after being charged, or between scheduled court hearings | |
| If you are given bail, you may have to agree to conditions, which may include not contacting certain people or staying at a specific address | |
| A defendant is unlikely to be given bail if there is a risk of further offending, or in the most serious cases such as murder | |
| Being subject to bail simply means that a person is required to attend a police station or court at a specified date and time | |
| If bail conditions are broken, a defendant faces being arrested | |
| Source: Crown Prosecution Service and Gov.UK | |
| Following the application, Judge Gibson told Thompson: "You've pleaded guilty and you will of course get proper credit for your guilty pleas in due course when you're sentenced. | Following the application, Judge Gibson told Thompson: "You've pleaded guilty and you will of course get proper credit for your guilty pleas in due course when you're sentenced. |
| "You've been on bail and I'm not going to revoke your bail simply because you have entered honest pleas." | "You've been on bail and I'm not going to revoke your bail simply because you have entered honest pleas." |
| The judge said he was making it a condition of Thompson's bail that he reported to Barnsley police on October 28 to show he had returned to the UK. | The judge said he was making it a condition of Thompson's bail that he reported to Barnsley police on October 28 to show he had returned to the UK. |
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