An “incredibly dangerous” paedophile who downloaded apps onto his phone that were prohibited by a court order has been sent back to prison.

Preston Crown Court heard how 41-year-old Graham Marshall downloaded various apps that put him in breach of a sexual harm prevention order.

Marshall, of Town Hall Square, Great Harwood, was sentenced to 40 months and he is unable to apply for parole in the first 20 months.

He pleaded guilty in August to installing App Clean Planner, Folder Link, Ultimate Cleaner and Instabridge on his phone.

Marshall was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison in March 2020 after he arranged to travel from Burnley to Norfolk to meet a man and his daughter.

Unbeknown to Marshall, he was not speaking to a like-minded sex offender but an undercover police officer, with the whole process of how he was brought to justice caught on camera for Channel 4 documentary Undercover Police: Hunting Paedophiles.

Since being released from prison, Marshall was found to have three cleaner apps on his phone.

Judge Andrew Jeffries QC said the defendant's record was “appalling” but his decision was based on the offending and not the offender.

He said: “You are a very dangerous individual, the pre-sentence report says given the predatory nature of you and your failure to apply with notification, the public must be protected for the maximum amount of time."

However, the new sentence will not impact Marshall’s detention but rather extend the period before he is offered parole.

He added: “The reality is that this sentence will in no way affect your detention.

“They feel just and proportionate to the offences committed and it will be up to the parole board to release you or not.”

His lawyer, Mark Friend claimed that his mental and physical health should be considered as he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and requires significant effort to move.

However, Judge Jeffries dismissed this and said that there was nothing to gain from the case being adjourned.

Mitigation was also provided to say Marshall went to the police with his new phone for it to be inspected which was taken into consideration.

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The prosecution portrayed the defendant's history of sexual offences, which date back to 2002 and highlighted another app which was downloaded but never used.

Marshall remains subject to an indefinite sexual harm prevention order and is told to sign the sex offender’s register for life.