Alex Harpur-Wyatt breached his Community Protection Notice after a missing teenager was found at his home

A man who had a vulnerable missing teenager in his home, which breached his legal order, has been fined. Alex Harpur-Wyatt, 39, was given a Community Protection Warning (CPW) earlier this year after concerns were raised about his contact with and behaviour towards teenage girls.

Shortly after receiving the CPW, the Cambridge City Neighbourhood Policing Team spotted him talking to three 17-year-old girls. The group also had alcohol with them.

Harpur-Wyatt, of Pathfinder Way, Northstowe, Cambridge, was then issued with a Community Protection Notice (CPN) last month. This a more severe warning that carries a power of arrest if it is ignored.

Harpur-Wyatt breached the CPN less than a month after. On February 27, a missing 17-year-old girl was found at his home. Harpur-Wyatt appeared at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, March 26. He was handed a fine of £120 after he admitted breaching the order.

The CPN will run until February 2027. The order prohibits Harpur-Wyatt from:

• Loitering around the area of the Co-op, in High Street, Longstanton
• Engaging with any young person under 18 without the express permission of that young person’s parents or guardian. This includes face to face communication, communication via social media, text messaging and telephone calls
• Purchasing alcohol on the behalf of any young person under 18
• Not giving alcohol to any young person under 18
• Not giving alcohol or illegal drugs, including Ketamine, to any person
• Not having any children under 18 in his home
• Having no unopened alcohol in a public place

PC Ross Howard, from the force’s Child Exploitation Hub, said: “So far, Harpur-Wyatt has not taken the legal orders imposed on him as a deterrent, but we continue to monitor him closely. Child exploitation can happen anywhere – in any town, any street, and to any family. You may feel it would never affect someone you know, but the reality is that it can, and it does.

“We would strongly encourage parents and carers to learn the signs of child exploitation and speak with their children, or the young people in their lives, about any concerns they may have. Sometimes, a single conversation can make all the difference and please do reach out to us if something doesn’t feel right. Anyone with any concerns a child may be being exploited should report this to us and the local authority.”

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