A convicted sex offender has has been jailed after leaving the UK without telling the police.

Dariusz Jagielo of Soham Road, Ely, didn't tell police that he was travelling outside of the UK last month, signalling a failure to comply with his requirements as part of the Sexual Offences Act.

According to reports he was detained at Stansted Airport in July when returning from an overseas trip. Over the course of this weekend he was sentenced to be jailed for 24 weeks.

Jagielo admitted to groping a woman's breast "while drunk" in Ely Cathedral in 2017 and was given a community order and placed on the sex offenders register.

Jagielo pleaded guilty when he appeared at Huntingdon Magistrates’ Court

The 56-year-old was then convicted of sexual assault in March last year (2018).

He was sentenced to a community order and placed on the Sex Offenders Register for five years, requiring him to notify police of any foreign travel outside the UK for any period of time.

He appeared at Huntingdon Magistrates’ Court on Saturday (August 3) where he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 24 weeks imprisonment.

Sgt Mark Rabel, from the Ely Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “Jagielo was given this order so we were able to monitor his activity for a fixed period of time.

"It’s in place for the public’s protection and breaching it is a serious offence.”