A SEX offender who breached the terms of his sexual harm prevention order has been jailed.

Burnley Crown Court heard how Stephen Lewis Hutchinson, who was jailed for seven years in 2005 for attempted rape and indecent assault of a child, was given the order earlier this year after pleading guilty to possessing extreme pornographic images. He was also given a 12 month prison sentence, suspended for two years.

Part of the order meant Hutchinson, 42, couldn't have any device capable of accessing the internet unless he made the device available on request by the police.

Prosecuting, Francis McEntee said police went to his former address in Bacup on October 2 to inform him he had failed to sign the sex offender's registration on September 4.

Mr McEntee said: "He explained he thought it was February that he was due to sign on. He was then asked if he had any devices capable of accessing the internet.At which point he handed over a black Samsung phone. When asked if there were any other devices he said no.

"But a search in the property revealed 15 other items of interest which could have either accessed the internet or stored images."

Hutchinson, of Yorkshire Street, Burnley, pleaded guilty to breaching a notification requirement, breaching a sexual harm prevention order and breaching a suspended sentence.

Defending, Salina Akhtar said police found no offensive material on any of the devices and that he was intending to sell some of the mobile phones that were recovered.

Ms Akhtar said: "When the police entered the address too speak to him he was asked if he was in possession of a mobile phone. He did did hand over the mobile phone he did use at that time."

Jailing Hutchinson for 11 months, Judge Beverley Lunt said: " When you come out of prison you are still subject to the notification requirements and you are still subject to the terms of the sexual harm prevention order."