A convicted paedophile who repeatedly breached court restrictions has been jailed again — but could be released within days after spending seven months on remand.

Vincent Maunder, 45, was sentenced to 12 months in prison after his fifth breach of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

His record includes three previous suspended sentences for breaching restrictions.

Maunder, of no fixed abode, denied the latest offence. But a jury at Isle of Wight Crown Court found him guilty on Thursday, October 15, returning its verdict less than an hour after retiring.

The court heard he bought an internet-enabled MSI Cyborg 15 laptop and deleted its browsing history on April 2, breaching restrictions imposed under an order made in December 2024.

His previous punishments had repeatedly failed to stop further breaches.

Prosecutor Tim Devlin told the court Maunder had 16 previous convictions covering 29 offences, with his criminal history stretching back to 2000.

He was sentenced at Bradford Crown Court in 2018 for kidnapping and exposure offences and made subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

In 2022, a breach brought a two-year suspended sentence. Another breach in 2023 resulted in another two-year suspended sentence.

In 2024, he breached the order again after being found with indecent images of children — and received a further suspended sentence.

A subsequent breach in December 2024 finally resulted in six months behind bars.

Following the latest guilty verdict, Mr Devlin described Maunder’s conduct as another “deliberate” breach and argued that sentencing should start at two years in prison.

Representing himself, Maunder continued to deny wrongdoing, claiming the case had been “staged”.

He insisted he had notified police about the laptop and denied deleting its browsing history.

He said he bought the computer to play games while living in his van on the Island. The jury rejected his defence.

Maunder told the court he intended to leave the Isle of Wight and return to West Yorkshire after his release.

Judge William Ashworth imposed a 12-month prison sentence, taking into account the seven months Maunder had already spent in custody during the case.

Despite his fifth breach, the report states he could be released within days.