Judge who let a child sex offender walk free from court cuts his sentence even further

A JUDGE who let a child sex offender walk free from court has cut his sentence even further.

Ashley Goodfield, 22, tricked a girl of 14 into sending him naked snaps which he shared online.

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He was jailed for nine months and banned from contact with minors.

But within months of being freed, he breached the order by going camping with youngsters.

Judge Michael Harrington gave him a two-year suspended sentence.

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Angry locals said autistic Goodfield, of Stroud, Gloucs, should have been jailed again.

One posted on Facebook: “Round of applause to the judge for letting him walk the streets to groom another young female.”

Judge Harrington has now cut the suspended jail to 18 months at Gloucester crown court.

He said he had second thoughts after reading up on similar cases.