Woman went on holiday to Turkey unaware she was with convicted paedophile - until they were stopped at the border

A woman only discovered she was dating a registered sex offender when they were turned away at a Turkish border control. Warehouse driver, Daniel Greaves, 34, of Ladysmith Road, Grimsby had not told his new girlfriend about his conviction for four offences of engaging in sexual communications with a child two years ago. At Grimsby Crown Court in December 2024, he received a two-year community order and was told he was on the Sex Offenders Register. He was also ordered to comply with conditions of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order. That meant he could have no unsupervised contact with under 16s. Greaves admitted two breaches of the Sexual Harm Prevention Order in January and February this year. Prosecuting at Grimsby Crown Court, barrister, Craig Lowe told how in January of this year, Greaves and his new girlfriend went to a local pub for lunch with two children. They went out again in February for a trip to the circus and Greaves was left in charge of two children while the woman went to the toilet. Greaves was left unsupervised with the children. Mr Lowe said Greaves and his girlfriend had difficulty getting into Turkey when they went on holiday. That was when she became aware of his previous convictions and the woman alerted police. Mr Lowe said: "He had not told anyone about his convictions and he was a registered sex offender." That was for offences when he communicated with decoys set up by paedophile hunters pretending to be 13 year old girls and a 14-year-old girl. He sent messages asking for photographs and suggesting they meet up. In one message he suggested they have a shower together and told one of the decoys he could have sex with her. For Greaves, Michele Stuart-Lofthouse said her client had written a letter to the judge expressing his "true remorse." She said there had been no harm done on the outings with the children which were in public settings. Judge Richard Woolfall said Greaves had been "extremely fortunate" he had not been charged with a more serious offence for the communication in 2023. The judge said a condition of the court order was there had to be no contact with anyone under 16 years. "You were discussing with your probation officer that you were in a relationship and going on a date. "You were asked if you had informed her of your previous conviction. You told it was not the right time, so probation gave you time and said that if you did not the police would," said the judge. He said the defendant had not told the probation officer that there were children involved. Judge Woolfall said there was a trip to the pub with children. But more concerning was the visit to the circus when he was left alone with children . "You later went on holiday. You were turned around at Border Control in Turkey and you had to get a return flight," he said. Judge Woolfall said the conditions of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order are "non-negotiable." "They are there to protect children," said the judge. He jailed Greaves for a total of 10 months. Did you know you can make Grimsby Live a preferred source of news in Google, which will mean you get more of our breaking news, exclusives, and must-read stories straight away? Here's more information about what this means and how to do it - you can also do it straight away by clicking here .