• 4 weeks ago
• Posted in:Child Sexual Abuse, Possession of CSA images, Sexual Offences, SOPO/SHPO breaches
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• Author: Trans Crime
• Tags: Aged 20-29, Aged 30-39, Anime, Asperger's/autism, Bipolar disorder, Bridgend, Child victim, Convicted 2024, Convicted 2025, Family breakdown, Mental health, Mid Glamorgan, Multiple victims, Offended 2023, Offended 2024, Police /courts using defendant pronouns, Reoffended soon after conviction, Reoffended while on licence/bail, Repeat offender, Social isolation, Social media, South Wales Police, Suspended sentence, Trans woman, Wales, YouTube

Scott Henwood/Scarlett Lee, a male who identifies as a transgender woman, was convicted at Cardiff Crown Court in June 2025 of possessing prohibited images of a child and breach of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).

While living in supported accommodation in May 2024, staff had discovered a prohibited image on a device owned by Henwood/Lee and police later found 80 animated images depicting adults engaging in sexual activity with children.

The defendant was bailed but on 12 March 2025, Henwood/Lee again breached the SHPO by using a name other than Scott Henwood to access a YouTube account and had not informed the authorities of the name change by deed poll. The court heard the defendant has three previous convictions for breaching a SHPO and had previously been made subject to an eight-month prison sentence, suspended for two years after being convicted of possessing prohibited images of children in February 2024.

At sentencing, the judge said: “You have no regard for orders made by the court. You have a persistent interest in child abuse images, but you deny having a sexual interest in children or of understanding the SHPO. Adding that there was “no or little realistic prospect of rehabilitation”. Henwood/Lee was sentenced to two years and four months in prison.

The court heard that Henwood/Lee has a number of “personal difficulties” including mental health issues, autism and bipolar disorder, and social isolation/estrangement from family following transition.

Media reports all used female pronouns for Henwood/Lee but at least used “Paedophile” in headlines rather than referring to the defendant as a “woman”.

Image credit: South Wales Police via Wales Online

Media reports

Wales Online https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/paedophile-breached-court-order-found-31781572  archive

Swansea Bay News https://swanseabaynews.com/2025/06/04/bridgend-repeat-sex-offender-jailed-after-more-child-abuse-images-discovered/  archive