A bloke who lived a double life with two separate families could face up to seven years in jail for bigamy after his daughter from an earlier marriage dobbed him in.
Veteran soldier Jason Hayter, 48, has admitted marrying for a second time and starting a family without having divorced his first wife, both of whom he met on dating websites.
He was caught out when his daughter from the later marriage messaged his earlier wife Tracey Larkcombe on Facebook and started asking questions.
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Sara Hayter, his second wife who he married in April 2016, then contacted police after learning he had never been divorced from Tracey who he wed in 2010.
Prosecutor Sally Harris said he had met both women on dating websites in 2008 and 2010, shortly before being posted to Germany with the army.
He married Mrs Larkcombe in 2010 when she was pregnant with their first child.
They later had a second child together, in 2015.
After getting married, he took his wife's surname, becoming Jason Larkcombe.
However his complicated love life saw him simultaneously exchanging messages and visits with Mrs Hayter.
They had their first child in 2014.
Following their marriage ceremony in 2016 they also had twins in 2018 before his previous marriage came to light.
Appearing in court in a wheelchair, Hayter, of Kirby Cross near Frinton-on-Sea in Essex, pleaded guilty to bigamy.
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Magistrates were told the offence carries a maximum sentence of seven years but its rarity meant there are no sentencing guidelines.
Mrs Harris said the impact on Hayter's two families had been "very significant" and had been aggravated by it continuing over a long period with an overlap in the relationships and that five children were involved.
The court heard statements from his two wives, both of whom described Hayter going missing for lengthy periods often explained by the state of his mental health.
Mrs Larkcombe said while stationed in Germany with the army he was "always going backwards and forwards to the UK for training. I never thought anything was wrong".
"Him being away was normal for us," she added.
But after one disappearance he had sent her a text message saying "I don't love you anymore I'm gay".
She said she had been left to deal with debt collectors after he left permanently.
Committing the case to be sentenced at Norwich Crown Court next month magistrates said it was a "very complicated case that has affected a lot of people".
Hayter had already married and divorced before he met his second and third wives.
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