Source: Kent Police published on this website Monday 10 August 2026 by Jill Powell
Speedy investigative work by officers helped identify a victim of a repeat sex offender from Tonbridge whilst he was in custody.
Luis Clifton was arrested on 22 April 2026 on suspicion of breaching his Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO), following an unannounced visit by officers to his home address.
Devices were seized including a phone, which he was not permitted to have.
Whilst he was being interviewed in custody, specialist officers trawled through his phone and found the 22 year old had been communicating with an underage teenage girl on a social media app.
This was a further breach of his SHPO and the investigators pursued immediate lines to identify the vulnerable victim. She was contacted along with her parents and provided evidence of further offences.
Speedy investigative work by officers helped identify a victim of a repeat sex offender from Tonbridge whilst he was in custody.
Luis Clifton was arrested on 22 April 2026 on suspicion of breaching his Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO), following an unannounced visit by officers to his home address.
Devices were seized including a phone, which he was not permitted to have.
Whilst he was being interviewed in custody, specialist officers trawled through his phone and found the 22 year old had been communicating with an underage teenage girl on a social media app.
This was a further breach of his SHPO and the investigators pursued immediate lines to identify the vulnerable victim. She was contacted along with her parents and provided evidence of further offences.
