Sex offender Jason Flanagan conned his way into deputy manager's job at Crown Spa Hotel in Scarborough

By Court Reporter
Published 5th May 2021, 09:02 BST
Updated 5th May 2021, 09:06 BST
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A convicted online sex offender got himself a job as deputy manager at a top Scarborough hotel by falsifying his name and lying to them about his criminal record when applying for the post.

Jason Flanagan, 34, applied for a management position at the Crown Spa Hotel under the name Jason Michaels, York Crown Court heard.

He landed the job, but bosses at the hotel had no idea they were hiring a man who was convicted in 2018 of possessing indecent images of children.

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It was beholden upon Flanagan, aka Michaels, to tell police of any change of name or circumstances following his criminal conviction three years ago, but by the time they found out that he had officially changed his name, he had already worked for a brief period at the hotel.

The Crown Spa Hotel's bosses innocently took on a man as deputy manager who had given a false identity.The Crown Spa Hotel's bosses innocently took on a man as deputy manager who had given a false identity.
The Crown Spa Hotel's bosses innocently took on a man as deputy manager who had given a false identity.

Flanagan’s tenure at the hotel lasted only nine days in October 2020 before he lost his job during the Covid lockdown which forced all hospitality venues to shut their doors.

Prosecutor Alex Menary said Flanagan was required to notify police of any change in his circumstances within three days, following his conviction for possessing indecent images in March 2018.

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