Sheldon Bateson A SEX offender who was found sleeping rough in a park following three days on the run has been jailed after he was found to be in possession of hundreds of child abuse images. On May 4 Sheldon Bateson, who was previously convicted of child indecent image offences and subject of a notification requirement, was arrested in Witton Park. This followed a three day search after Bateson broke the terms of a court order by failing to register a change in living circumstances which meant he was of no fixed address. When he was arrested 34-year-old Bateson handed over a primitive mobile phone but following a search of the surrounding area by a police dog a smart phone was found.