A 44-year-old Northampton man has appeared in court charged with child sex offences, stalking police officers on social media and perverting the course of justice.
Simon Tilley, of Branksome Avenue, %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_0%% Hollow, appeared before Stafford Crown Court today (April 17) charged with:
- One count of attempting to cause a child aged 13 to 15 to watch/look at an image of sexual activity on June 4, 2021.
- One count of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child between June 6, 2021 and July 1, 2021.
- One count of possessing extreme pornographic image/images portraying an act of intercourse/oral sex with a dead/alive animal on December 12, 2022.
- Three counts of stalking with intent to cause serious distress under Section 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in 2024.
- Three counts of perverting the course of justice between %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_1%% 2024 and December 2024.
Tilley pleaded not guilty to all nine charges and was released on %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_2%% bail pending a trial at Stafford Crown Court on May 18, 2026.
As part of his bail conditions, Tilley is prohibited from contacting any of the %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_3%% officers involved in the case or posting anything on online relating to the criminal proceedings he is subject to.
