Norman Gibbs

Norman Gibbs is a convicted sex offender.

Circa 2017, he was snared in a sting by Guardians of the North after grooming and arranging to meet what he thought was a 15-year-old boy. As a result of his actions, Gibbs was handed a 36-month community order with a 50-day rehabilitation activity requirement, put on a sex offender treatment programme, and was made subject to a 5-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order. The terms of the Sexual Harm Prevention order include a ban on being left alone with any 16-year-old or deleting his internet searches. In addition, Gibbs must not possess a device that can access the internet without it being known to police. Gibbs was sentenced at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court. A woman named Lesley Burgess prosecuted during the trial.