Robert Coster

Robert Coster, a 31-year-old man from Telford in Shropshire, England, appeared in court facing charges of breaching a sexual harm prevention order. Coster had been subject to the order following his earlier conviction for serious sexual offences involving children.

Earlier in 2025, Coster pleaded guilty at Shrewsbury Crown Court to three counts of making indecent images of children. As a result, he was made subject to a sexual harm prevention order, which imposed strict requirements on him, including the obligation to notify police of any devices capable of accessing the internet, such as laptops.

In the recent case, Coster denied the allegation that he breached this court order by failing to tell police about a laptop he possessed. The breach charge stems from his non-disclosure of the device, which is prohibited under the terms of the order designed to prevent further sexual offending.

The case was heard at an unspecified court in the West Midlands region, with proceedings reported by local journalist Nick Humphreys for the Shropshire Star on 25 November 2025. No further details on the outcome of the denial or the trial date were provided in the initial report.

This incident highlights ongoing enforcement of sexual harm prevention orders in the UK, aimed at monitoring and restricting the activities of convicted sex offenders to protect the public, particularly children, from potential harm.