Man who must tell police before he has sex 'is now homeless'

John O'Neill claims sexual risk order has hit his ability to work or to claim benefits and left him living rough

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A man who must inform police before he has sex says he has been forced into homelessness.

John O'Neill claims he is living rough in woods on the outskirts of York because the sexual risk order (SRO) placed on him earlier this year controls his use of communications devices.

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