Kieran Mansfield

Kieran Mansfield, 35, of Leigh, appeared at Basildon Crown Court on 1 October 2026, where he was sentenced to 13 years and six months in custody, followed by an additional four-year extended licence.

Mansfield admitted to charges of kidnapping, assault with intent to commit a sexual offence, failing to comply with a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO), and supplying false information in relation to a SHPO. The offences occurred on 5 February 2026 in the Leigh area, where Mansfield followed an 11-year-old victim, forced her into an alleyway, and threw her to the ground before fleeing the scene when a security light was triggered.

The court heard that Mansfield will serve two-thirds of his custodial sentence in prison. The terms of a further sexual harm prevention order are set to be determined at a future hearing.