Perv ‘obsessed with sex’ in trouble after topless cleaner ad leads to groping

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A sex-obsessed pervert who lured women to clean his house before molesting them has been for two years.

Matthew Bushell, 48, was banned from advertising for women to contact him as a result of past sex attacks where he had hired topless cleaners and then groped them.

He was sentenced to a hospital order and hit with an indefinite Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO).

But last December he flouted the ban by placing 32 ads for what he called "consensual sexual entertainment".

Courts have heard about his "unhealthy obsession" with sex and history of using sex workers and escorts, the Liverpool Echo reports.

In February this year, police discovered he had placed ads on the website Viva Street under the username "CoolBoy47" asking women if they wanted "horny fun".

Simon Duncan, prosecuting, told Liverpool Crown Court: "He was inviting females to call, text or WhatsApp at any time."

He said Bushell placed 32 adverts for women on Viva Street between December 10 and 16 "inviting them to engage in sex work, some advertising for topless cleaning services and others offered payment for sexual services".

Mr Duncan said: "He has a history of using sex workers and strangely on occasions reporting his dissatisfaction with their services to the police."

He added: "He was interviewed on March 29, 2021. He admitted that he created the Viva Street account with a view to some 'consensual sexual entertainment'."

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Bushell admitted placing the adverts and said he had received "a fair few responses" but only chatted to the women on the phone and then stopped because he feared it would be discovered.

He admitted breaching his SOPO.

Bushell was previously convicted of breaching the order in February 2018, when he was spared jail after placing ads for female house cleaners.

Mr Duncan said he was later convicted of harassment against a female doctor, who had once treated him, by sending her "abusive and insulting messages" and calls.

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Judge Stuart Driver, QC, said Bushell's culpability was high because "it was a persistent and deliberate breach" and the harm involved was high because "there was a risk of very serious harm or distress".

He said: "You intended to get women inside your house and the probation officer in the report concludes that you represent a high risk of harm to women."

Noting his "strong mitigation", Judge Driver said: "You have mental health problems that are entrenched, you have been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder, and you're functioning at a low level of intelligence."

However, the judge said he wasn't willing to suspend the prison sentence, stating: "You represent a risk and a danger to the public."

He jailed Bushell for two years. The defendant then shook his head, then gave a thumbs up and waved to a man sitting in the public gallery as he was sent down.

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