A SEX pest has been put behind bars after molesting three people within 45 minutes – two of which were children.

Mohammad Alhadi has been locked up after he attempted to incite three people to engage in sexual activity and sexually assaulted a child in public.

All of the offences occurred in Runcorn on Tuesday, May 7, with the defendant approaching a 15-year-old boy on Halton Brook Avenue, claiming he needed the boy’s help.

While 26-year-old Alhadi was talking to the boy, he made a sexual hand gesture toward him, before going on to touch the victim's genitals over his trousers.

Distressed by the incident, the victim fled, but he was able to take a picture of Alhadi before leaving the scene, which Cheshire Police would later use to connect him to the incident.

Shortly after, Alhadi had been sitting on a bench near City Fields when he conversed with a 21-year-old dog walker passing by.

During their conversation, he began making inappropriate comments to the dog walker, before asking him to engage in sex with him.

Alhadi proceeded to make gestures of a sexual nature toward him, before putting his hands into his own trousers and touching himself inappropriately.

He was then chased away by the victim.

In the final incident, which occurred just after, Alhadi approached a second 15-year-old boy who was walking home from school and asked him for help.

The boy asked what he needed, to which Alhadi replied with ‘sex’, and offered him £10.

Mohammed Alhadi was jailed at Chester Crown CourtMohammed Alhadi was jailed at Chester Crown Court (Image: Newsquest)

The boy walked away from the defendant, who followed him and repeatedly asked him to engage in sex, with the boy later telling his parents about the incident.

After receiving descriptions and photographs of Alhadi from all three of the victims, Cheshire Police officers located and arrested him at his home address on Halton Brook Avenue the following day, May 8.

During his arrest, officers seized the items of clothing he was seen wearing in the photograph taken by the first 15-year-old boy he approached.

During his interview with officers, Alhadi was presented with this photograph and responded that it was not him, but rather someone dressed very similar to him.

He also denied that he approached the three victims, asked them for sex, touched himself and touched the genitals of one of the 15-year-old boys.

Despite his denials, Alhadi was charged with and later pleaded guilty to a count of sexual assault.

Appearing before Chester Crown Court on Monday, he was sentenced to eight months in prison by judge Simon Berkson.

He was also issued with restraining order against the first 15-year-old boy and a sexual harm prevention order, which he must adhere to for the next ten years.

The sentence was welcomed by PC Haddon Hunter, of Cheshire Police in Runcorn, who said: “I would like to commend the bravery of Alhadi's victims in coming forward to police and having the courage to speak out.

“As a result, Alhadi has been jailed and is now facing the consequences of his horrific actions.

"Not only has Alhadi been issued with a custodial sentence, but upon his release, he will be closely monitored by our officers under the conditions of both a restraining order against one of his victims and a sexual harm prevention order.

“I hope today's result reassures victims of incidents of this nature that any allegations will be thoroughly investigated by the police, and that we will always listen and do our very best to get the justice you deserve.”