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<\/p>\nA 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
He was caught out when his daughter from the later marriage messaged his earlier wife Tracey Larkcombe on Facebook and started asking questions.<\/p>\n
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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.<\/p>\n
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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.<\/p>\n
He married Mrs Larkcombe in 2010 when she was pregnant with their first child.<\/p>\n
They later had a second child together, in 2015.<\/p>\n
After getting married, he took his wife's surname, becoming Jason Larkcombe.<\/p>\n
However his complicated love life saw him simultaneously exchanging messages and visits with Mrs Hayter.<\/p>\n
They had their first child in 2014.<\/p>\n
Following their marriage ceremony in 2016 they also had twins in 2018 before his previous marriage came to light.<\/p>\n
Appearing in court in a wheelchair, Hayter, of Kirby Cross near Frinton-on-Sea in Essex, pleaded guilty to bigamy.<\/p>\n
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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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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".<\/p>\n
"Him being away was normal for us," she added.<\/p>\n
But after one disappearance he had sent her a text message saying "I don't love you anymore I'm gay".<\/p>\n
She said she had been left to deal with debt collectors after he left permanently.<\/p>\n
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".\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hayter had already married and divorced before he met his second and third wives. <\/p>\n
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