Richard Hewitt

 (born 1975 or 1976) is a convicted sex offender. He has ADHD.

During 2007, Hewitt was made subject to a Sexual Offences Prevention Order after being convicted for possessing indecent images of a child.

On 9 August 2016, Hewitt was snared in Newcastle upon Tyne by Dark Justice after grooming and arranging to meet what he thought was a 13-year-old girl named Jessie. He was arrested by Northumbria Police, pleaded guilty to attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming, and was sentenced to two years in prison. Hewitt was sentenced by Judge Robert Adams, and a man named Neil Pallister prosecuted during the trial. Prior to this, Hewitt had at least 25 offences on his record.

Part of his criminal past includes a sexual assault on a 15-year-old girl. Hewitt had been following her before grabbing the girl and asking her to touch him.

Hewitt's sentence was increased by Judge David Hale for 3 years and 4 months at Chester Crown Court on 28 July 2017. This happened because Hewitt had sent sexual messages to what he thought was a 12-year-old girl in early August 2016. In actual fact, the purported 12-year-old girl was an undercover police officer. A man called Nicholas Williams prosecuted during the trial.