A 69-year-old Oxford man was sentenced to 40 weeks in prison for failing to report as a sex offender, marking his third conviction for similar offenses.

A 69-year-old Oxford man, Stephen Painter, was sentenced to 40 weeks in prison on December 22, 2025, for breaching sex offender notification requirements. He pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to comply with court-ordered reporting after being arrested in October for inappropriate contact with young girls. Painter, who has no fixed address, had previously been imprisoned in 2018 and again in March 2024 for similar offenses involving police sting operations. The case highlights ongoing concerns about compliance among registered sex offenders and the legal consequences of repeated violations.