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Children’s Entertainer Kingsley Perera Charged with Breaching Sexual Harm Prevention Order After Police Search
8/11/2026, 9:43:06 PM
May 5 Police Search Leads to Breach Charges
On the morning of May 5, police made an unannounced visit to the home of Kingsley Perera in West Cross, Swansea. Officers asked whether he possessed any internet-enabled devices not registered under his sexual harm prevention order. Perera denied owning such devices. A search uncovered a tablet, a digital camera and a mobile phone hidden in a dresser drawer. Perera claimed the tablet belonged to a friend, the camera to his mother and the phone was not his. He was arrested on suspicion of breaching the order.
Background & Context
Perera, a clown who performed for children, has multiple sexual-offence convictions. In December 2020 he was sentenced to ten months and placed under a ten-year sexual harm prevention order after being convicted of possessing nearly 4,000 child-sex-abuse images, including more than 600 Category A photos. He denied downloading the images at trial.
In April 2022 he received a suspended sentence for failing to notify police of a move from Swansea to Port Talbot. Three months later he was arrested in Townhill with a concealed Huawei phone, resulting in a fifteen-month sentence later reduced to sixteen months after guilty pleas. He will serve half the term in custody before release on licence, remaining subject to the order.
Data & Statistics
- Sexual harm prevention order: in place since December 2020.
- 2020 conviction: possession of ~4,000 indecent images, >600 Category A.
- Sentences: ten months (2020); suspended sentence (2022); fifteen months (later reduced to sixteen months) for device breaches.
- Criminal record: eight prior convictions covering 23 offences.
- Device breaches: three undisclosed devices found in the May 5 search; a hidden Huawei phone found three months earlier.
Official Statements & Responses
Prosecutor Regan Walters noted Perera’s status as a registered sex offender required to notify any internet-enabled device. Judge Huw Rees rejected Perera’s application to vacate earlier guilty pleas, citing his “ongoing pattern of secrecy” and lack of insight into the seriousness of his offending.
Timeline
- December 2020 – Convicted of possessing ~4,000 child-sex-abuse images; ten-month sentence and ten-year order.
- April 2022 – Suspended sentence for failing to inform police of relocation.
- Three months later (2022) – Arrested with concealed Huawei phone; sentenced to fifteen months (reduced to sixteen).
- May 5 2024 – Unannounced police visit; three undisclosed devices discovered; arrested on suspicion of breach.
- Subsequent hearing (2024) – Judge Rees refuses application to vacate pleas and moves toward sentencing.
