A CONVICTED paedophile from East Lancashire, who has confessed to abducting and sexually assaulting a child, has been warned he faces a long prison sentence.

Burnley Crown Court heard James Blackie, 31, was already the subject of a sexual offences prevention order when he molested the eight-year-old boy in Burnley.

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He was placed on the Sex Offender Register alongside his identical twin Patrick in November 2010 for making indecent images of children.

Patrick Blackie was also jailed for carrying out a sex act in front of a boy and offences involving child abuse imageschild porn offences.

Before Judge Beverley Lunt, James Blackie admitted to abducting a child between dates in January 2012 and January 2013, and sexually assaulting the eight-year-old over the same period.

Blackie, formerly of Canterbury Street, Blackburn, but now of no fixed address, also admitted to breaching a sexual offences prevention order, just by being in the company of an child aged under-16.

Prosecutor David Traynor said that a "not guilty" plea to a fourth charge of sexually assaulting a 20-month-old was acceptable to the crown.

Defence barrister Hugh Barton, defending, said: “The pleas are entered on the full facts of the case.

“The court will need a pre-sentence report to consider issues of risk.”

Remanding Blackie in custody until March 15, Judge Lunt said: “Be under no illusions, it is going to be a long sentence of imprisonment.”

Blackie was already the subject of notification requirements as a sex offender, regarding his home address, under the terms of his previous sentence, the court heard.

He has also served a two-year prison sentence, imposed in 2013, for lying about his background as a sex offender, including using a false name to babysit for two families.

Patrick Blackie was jailed in 2010 for carrying out a sexual act in front of a boy and offences involving child abuse images.child abuse images offences. He remains on the Sex Offender Register until 2020.