Powys sex offender accused of engaging with children and resetting his mobile phone in breach of order

A Powys sex offender is accused of breaching a sexual harm prevention order 16 times in three years.

Mark Anthony Page did not enter any pleas to the charges when he appeared at Llandrindod Wells Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

The 43 year-old of Temple Street is accused of trying to reset his mobile phone, deleting emails, Google Chat and Apple I-Cloud, and engaging with two under 18's – all of which he is banned from doing.

Page was made subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order by Cardiff Crown Court on January 31 2020.

Page faces charges of trying a factory reset of his mobile phone on July 20 2023, January 24 2024, May 15 2024, November 25 2024, November 15 2024, November 28 2024, deleting a Google Chat application on April 28 2023, engaging in unsupervised contact with an under 18 year old between September 7 2024 and October 30 2024, engaging in unsupervised contact with an under 18 year old between April 12 2024 and October 6 2024.

The other charges include deleting an Apple I-Cloud account on November 28 2024, deleting emails on July 4 2023 and February 2 2026 , installed a VPN twice on November 28 2024, registered a new mobile phone on July 20 2023 and deleted internet search history between September 30 2023 and October 11 2023.

Prosecuting, Ms Suzanne Cartwright said; “There are currently 16 alleged breaches, likely to be 17 breaches of the sexual harm prevention order. He has one conviction for seven offences.”

Magistrates sent the case to Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court for a preliminary hearing on August 25.

Page remains on conditional bail, with various conditions relating to internet and computer use, no unsupervised contact with under 18's, a ban on staying in a house to living anywhere with under 18's, and to reside at his Temple Street, Llandrindod Wells address.