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Feeling ashamed and remorseful.

Sully — Thu, 28 May 2026 23:13:34 GMT

Got the knock at 9am on December 17th, completely shocked. My IP address was flagged accessing a torrent site that also contained IIOC. Although I was not looking for IIOC, I was downloading porn packs without doing any checks on what these could contain.

Informing employer whilst employed.

MarcuSmith — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:06:53 GMT

Hi All
In my first post here I mentioned that I had informed my employer of my conviction. Specifically, I informed them between hearing and sentencing with the consequences that my employer put a senior manager in the court for sentencing, and

False dawn?

MarcuSmith — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 14:21:43 GMT

Hi All
I'm on a community order which is due to become spent end of October this year. No SHPO / just register for another 4 years. SO - the lowest of SA and not involving minors. My basic DBS should then be clear. No media reporting. Howe

What to do next?

Castiel — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:47:50 GMT

Hi
I've been wondering what to write for a while now, but I think the time is right.
I got the knock in June last year and I have my first court appearance at the end of this month. My solicitor has said that after that hearing I will need t

Newcomer

MarcuSmith — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:08:51 GMT

In 2023 was convicted of sexual assault by touching after making a disastrous assumption during a massage at a spa. I am now partially through a community order, with 4 years left on the SOR. At the time I was working in the City and living in Londo

Newcomer - Various queries about Snapchat related sexual offences in Scotland

Dharma — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 09:18:08 GMT

Hello,

I got "the knock" around a month ago and my whole world has been flipped upside down since then. I have come across this forum, which has been helpful in letting me know that I'm not alone. But I realise that a lot of members are not based

New to the forum - where to start?

Mr M — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:59:22 GMT

Hi all, No idea where to start and don’t want to say too much in case it incriminates me. Had the knock on the door later quarter of last year. The charge initially was engaging in an adult conversation with a minor on Snapchat. Had a 2nd interview and

SHPO application

David24 — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:06:13 GMT

Hi folks

Just looking for some advice.

So I had a 5 year SHPO that ended June 2024. I was arrested and charged with a sexual communication offense and a breach of SOPO for deleting a Facebook message in Jan 2024 and this has still not co

"The hidden consequences of accepting a caution"

maxcaddy — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 08:54:17 GMT

I'm here after sharing my story about accepting a caution for common assault. Though this was the best option for me in the circumstances, I worry for vulne

Introduction - just joined Forum

Paul Jan — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:26:00 GMT

As I can't see how to post a new topic to the introduction forum I though I'd do it here!

Just some brief details: police visit Jan 2021, charged August 2024, convicted Oct 2024 - indecent images of children, 16 months suspended for 18, 10 year S

Passwords and Facebook

Mo22 — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 10:22:03 GMT

Hi guys. Are you allowed to use Facebook while on a shpo? Also do you have to give the ppu your passwords for like emails etc.

Dbs adults barred list

Mimz — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:12:20 GMT

Hie everyone i was recently placed on the adults barred only and not the children’s one.Could this be an error on the dbs part or its common to be placed on the adults barred list only and not the children’s list.I have found a job in a children’s nursery

Denied/limited medication based on criminal record

Grey Area — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 13:03:08 GMT

I've just had a specialist nurse confirm they won't give me certain medications that have a reputation for impulse control side effects.

So called "dopamine agonists" are prescribed for Parkinson's disease, but have this reputation for causing su

Hi everyone!

DoTheBest — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:29:19 GMT

Hi everyone!

Took the blame for a young family member (fraud), ended up inside (back in 2016), given 3yrs 2 months. Not had a job since.

On the whole, how do we recover from the process? Are we expected to become self employed?

Pending Investigation :

Haggis — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:14:19 GMT

I am currently on an SRO. I have been told that I have to wait 2 years for an investigation to start. I am highly remorseful and such a wait without updates, without recognition of the huge work i'm doing to tun my life around is affecti

Hotel Stay in UK while on SHPO

Phoenix24 — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 13:49:03 GMT

Hello Friends,
I hope that everyone is well? This is my first post on here and one of many I hope.

I do have a question about staying at a Hotel in London while on a ten year SHPO but first let me tell you the backstory of what has happened t

PC/Internet Security

Mo22 — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:57:22 GMT

Hi does anyone have any knowledge or experience with internet and PC security on a SHPO. I had my second visit and after inspecting my PC my PPO said I shouldn’t have kaspeky security as I can access the dark web I said but it’s a security software like a

Future prospects for indecent image conviction.

hbt8554 — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 08:35:25 GMT

I received a conviction in July 2022 for 53 cat C and 2 cat A. It was a low point of my life but it is what it is. I won't go into detail about what caused it, but there was a lot of traumatic things happening in my life at the time and I spiralled into s

Internet history on iphones

Mo22 — Sun, 15 Sep 2024 01:29:09 GMT

Hi all. Just a bit of warning and has anyone else experienced this. Basically the internet history is disappearing by itself on the iPhone. I raised the concern with Apple and they really couldn’t come up with much apart from the new iPhones this can happ

Genocide? The issues with offender management

ImJack — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:46:38 GMT

Genocide (art. 2 of UN convention ratified 1952)
'Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group'
'Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part'
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Supervised visits

Armantha — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 09:26:36 GMT

Hi all
Last June I was arrested and charged with sharing a cat c video on an app . I was placed in custody , sent to court the next day and pleaded guilty due to the fact the police told me I had shared it and my solicitor told me to.I have no recoll

Christmas

Steadfast — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 08:54:18 GMT

Christmas is just around the corner, and it started me thinking about how we will all spend it. I know everyone's situation is very different, which may mean some people will be spending it alone or perhaps having christmas on less-than a shoestring (conv

Update and a call to change your life

james1979 — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 13:11:38 GMT

Hi all,

I posted 2 maybe 3 years back, I have a conviction for indecent images and made Subject to 10 year shpo amd sign the register for 10 years, its been a while so I wanted to update you all and give some tips and what I have learned and chal

My experience of the criminal justice system having finished my sentence.

Paul1 — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 16:25:45 GMT

Several years back I was convicted of one count of ‘making’ an indecent image of a child (for making read downloading). There were less than a hundred category C images on my computer and I fully accepted responsibility for my actions.
While I was on

Creating a post

Mo22 — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 21:53:50 GMT

Hi I’m still confused how make a post where I don’t use new to forum or announcements and feedback. I can’t find the option to make general post asking for advice on things.