Sex offender failed to inform police he was using a Samsung tablet for university courseGeoffrey Kettle, 51, was spared jail at Stoke-on-Trent Crown CourtView Image The defendant was sentenced at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court. Sex offender Geoffrey Kettle breached a court order by failing to inform the authorities about an internet-enabled device he was using for his studies. Prosecutor Gurdit Singh told Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court: "The officer was not aware of it. He said he had informed his probation officer about the tablet. In his police interview Kettle said he may have told his probation officer but he could not remember.