Prolific sex offender jailed after approaching girls

Prolific sex offender jailed after approaching girls

A 26-year-old registered sex offender has been jailed after engaging in sexual communication with teenage girls and breaching a sexual harm prevention order (SHPO).

Samuel Creed, formerly of Belle Vue Road in Sudbury, appeared at Ipswich Crown Court on Friday, 6 November, charged with six offences:

breaching a SHPO

Creed was handed an extended licence totalling five years, made up of two years’ imprisonment and three years on licence.

Extended sentences are handed to those who are convicted of serious violent or sexual offences, where an additional period of post-release supervision is required to protect the public.

In December 2020, Creed was handed a three-year community order and a five-year criminal behaviour order (CBO) after he admitted to two offences of sexual assault.

In July 2025, he was jailed for 14 weeks’ after breaching the conditions of his CBO.

Following his conviction, Creed was managed by the Public Protection Unit (PPU) at Suffolk Constabulary and in February 2026 was handed a SHPO following repeated concerning behaviour.

The conditions of the SHPO prohibited Creed from engaging with charity organisations without the approval from PPU officers.

On Tuesday 21 July 2026 Suffolk police received report from another police force that a man by the name of Sam Creed had called a children’s hospice out of county, offering fundraising services which included those of a sexual nature.

Creed was arrested at his home address on Monday 27 July and appeared at Ipswich Crown Court the following day where he was sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment, suspended for 24 months.

At his arrest, Creed’s mobile phone was seized on which, following examination, police found evidence of sexual communication with two teenage girls where Creed would ask them questions about footwear and ask for photos of their feet.

Police identified the victims, who disclosed that they had met with Creed in a public place, and that he had displayed concerning behaviour by encouraging them to use him as a footrest and smelling their shoes.

Creed was arrested in connection with this on Thursday 30 July and remanded into custody.

In addition to his sentence, Creed was ordered to pay £228 compensation to the burglary victim. He also remains subject of a SHPO.

An order was also enforced for the destruction of Creed’s mobile phone.

Suffolk Constabulary’s Public Protection Unit Supervisor Louise Kersey said: “Samuel Creed has not been deterred by being arrested or having conditions imposed upon him by the court.

“He has continued to commit further offences and has shown a flagrant disregard for the orders that have been imposed to protect the public.

“I would like to thank my colleagues in the Public Protection Unit and everyone who has worked on this investigation, especially West CID and in particular the officer in charge of the case, DC Oliver Canfer. Through joint working we have ensured a sexual predator is now behind bars and no longer poses a threat to the public.

“Suffolk Constabulary takes the management of sex offenders very seriously and we will take robust action against those who fail to comply with their court orders.”

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