Online sexual predator denied parole

Cameron Hore surfed internet chatrooms and Facebook looking to sexually exploit youngsters while posing as Sarah Ruddenklau.

A Christchurch man who was found guilty of sexually exploiting young boys has been denied parole after expressing a desire to stay in contact with sex offenders he met in prison.

Cameron Stuart Hore, 30, is serving a four year and one month prison sentence after he surfed internet chatrooms and Facebook, looking to sexually exploit boys as young as 11.

Posing as a young woman called Sarah Ruddenklau, he promised to pay some teenagers as much as $6000 to meet up and have sexual relations with him, but after receiving sexual favours, he would refuse to pay the money.

Hore was previously released on parole in October 2013, but returned to prison one month later after contacting one of his victims via text message.

In a Parole Board hearing last week, the board heard that Hore accepted restrictions on the use of the internet and intended to continue with counselling.

Hore told the board he wanted a clean break and intended to help out at a community garden and further his studies.

Hore had expressed a desire to maintain contact with prisoners when he left prison, as he felt the need to socialise with others and had limited opportunities to do so outside of prison, the board heard.

However, Hore told the board that he now had a better understanding of what was required of him and he was not intending to have anything to do with people he had met in prison.

Hore's support people told the board they would help assist with developing a support network, counselling, budgeting and with helping him develop relationships with other in the community.

The board said it was not satisfied that Hore had sufficiently internalised the skills and strategies he gained through counselling and treatment, to keep the community safe without the need for stringent controls.

"Since his recall he has been described as "manipulative"," the board said.

"His attempt to make contact with other prisoners, particularly sex offenders, after he returned to the community, though now rescinded, is of concern.

"A more robust plan for managing his daily routine is required before board could have the confidence that the support available would be sufficient to manage the risk factor."

The board said it was also concerned at the risk of Hore becoming socially isolated following his release, after Hore told the board he would prefer to live in a semi-rural part of town, rather than locally.

The board said it was not satisfied that the proposed arrangements and conditions were sufficient to manage Hore's risk to the safety of the community if he was released and he was denied parole.

Hore will appear before the parole board again in three months' time.