After 20 years of involvement in child sex-related offences, a “career” sex fiend, Accrington Paedophile Paul Emsley, has been imprisoned once more for breaking court restrictions.
After receiving a sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) in 2018 for creating and possessing obscene photographs of children, Paul Emsley was under close police surveillance.
When police visited the guilty paedophile at a bail hostel on Lydia Street in Accrington on September 3 this year, they found the 52-year-old was “rather agitated.”
Paul Emsley sought the visit downstairs rather than his chamber, but this was denied, said prosecutor David Clarke at Preston Crown Court.
The court heard that Paul Emsley had to notify the public protection unit within three days of purchasing an internet-capable gadget and make the equipment available upon request for inspection.
Paul Emsley denied possessing such gadgets, Mr Clarke said, but the officer found a cell phone on the floor when he moved out of a chair.
The prosecutor continued, “He told the officer he had another mobile concealed under some cloth and supplied the pin number straight away.”
“At the scene, he did indicate that police would find three lewd photographs of youngsters on the phones.
He was pretty cooperative. He bought the phones from a flea market and received pictures on WhatsApp from another unidentified person.
The court learned that Paul Emsley, who was imprisoned for indecent assault in 1999, had 23 convictions for 81 offences across his career.
At least seven times, he has also been imprisoned for violating court orders or displaying obscene photos.
Previously from Hood Street, Accrington, Paul Emsley admitted two charges of SHPO breach.
Defence barrister Bob Elias claimed it is an “entrenched defendant” and that it is “reasonable to concede he will not obey such orders”.
“It’s hard to know really what the sensible and realistic submission is in this case,” he told the court.
“Your Honour is responsible for guarding the public from this kind of horrible visual clutter.
“Someone is ultimately mistreated to produce such photographs, which then find their way online.
“This defendant has a sexual inclination for minors; this sentence will not change that, as past penalties have not changed anything. He is someone who enjoys reading the evil material available online. He is not going to follow the guidelines.
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