A CONVICTED sex fiend is fighting a court order which bans him from associating with virtually anyone aged under 16.
Robert Enright, 51, of Roselands Avenue, Brierfield, was convicted in October 2000 of a series of child sex offences and was jailed for 15 months at Burnley Crown Court.
Enright, then 44, took pictures of young girls at his Brierfield workshop and at Pendle Water, and used his computer and digital camera to help produce his collection.
Detectives from Pennine Police's public protection unit successfully obtained a sexual offences prevention order against Enright at Burnley Magistrates Court last August.
He was ordered not to invite any person aged under 16 into his residence or place of work. Enright must also not directly, or via a third party, associate with anyone aged under 16, except for a legitimate purpose.
He must also not contact, either by writing, telephone, or e-mail, anyone aged under 16 and is also banned from educational establishments.
Burnley Crown Court heard this week that Enright was appealing against the order and a date was set for the appeal.
Lancashire police said that they intended to oppose his application.
Enright was jailed after admitting one count of indecent assault, 11 charges of taking indecent photographs of children and one charge of making indecent photographs of children. He was also placed on the Sex Offenders' Register.
Bernard Lever, prosecuting, said as Enright took pictures of one 10-year-old he told her he knew she wanted to be a model.
Mr Lever said one of the girls photographed by Enright was seven years old. Enright used his computer and digital camera in commiting the offences and when he was arrested, claimed he had come from an open family where people walked around with no clothes on. Indecent material was seized after police searched his home.
Roger Baldwin, defending, said Enright, by pleading guilty had saved the girls having to come to court and give evidence. He accepted the indecent photos were taken by him to a large extent, but some were taken by the girls themselves.
Initially Enright had deluded himself that the pictures could not be properly described as indecent but were capturing the complainants' innocence, but that had not been persisted with.
Mr Baldwin said the defendant had had complex and serious difficulties when much younger. He regretted what he had done and realised he needed treatment.
The full appeal hearing into Enright's case will take place at Burnley Crown Court on January 17 next year.
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