A SEX offender with a history of violence has been jailed for repeatedly disobeying court orders.

Gregory Mosedale, who appeared at Worcester Crown Court via videolink from HMP Hewell, had already been convicted of breaching a restraining order when he fell to be sentenced on Friday.

The 26-year-old, previously of Lower Chestnut Street, Worcester but now a serving prisoner, was found at his partner's home on February 6 this year by police.

This placed him in breach of a restraining order made on August 11, 2011 and a suspended sentence order made at Worcester Crown Court on November 17 last year.

The sentence was 18 months suspended for 24 months.

Charles Hamer, prosecuting, said Mosedale's partner said she and her child were the only people in the house but the defendant was found in a rear hall and arrested following a police search.

Mr Hamer added: "There is a proven history of violence."

Mosedale has 15 convictions for 33 offences, the first committed when he was a youth.

Offences on his record include assault occasioning actual bodily harm, battery and sexual assault.

Sukhdev Bisla, defending, said: "He takes full responsibility for his foolish decision to have contact on that day.

"He has been in custody since February 7. There is no suggestion of physical or psychological harm towards the victim."

He also said his client had accepted responsibility for the breach at the earliest available opportunity.

Recorder the honourable Mr Justin Wigoder said: "We have no way of knowing whether her (his partner's) failure to make a statement is out of affection for him on one hand or fear on the other."

He said to the defendant as he sentenced him: "You have, as you know, a lengthy history of failing to comply with court orders and you, above anyone, should know what a restraining order means and what a suspended sentence means."

The recorder said if his partner did want contact with him she could arrange through a solicitor to have the restraining order lifted.

"The court would decide whether that was something she really wanted or whether it was something she was doing under pressure from you.

"My gut feeling is she is under pressure from you. This is grossly aggravated by your disobedience to court orders. This is the third if not the fourth breach of the order.

"You have to understand, if you carry on committing breaches of the order the sentence the court passes will be longer and longer."

The recorder activated 12 months of the 18 month suspended sentence to reflect the fact that Mosedale had completed 176 hours of unpaid work.

He added six months for the breach of the restraining order which will be served consecutively, making a total sentence of 18 months.