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	"Cunning" Sex Pervert May Be Banned from Internet for Life Pendle Today August 17 2010 http://www.pendletoday.co.uk/nelsonnews/39Cunning39-sex-pervert-may-be.6479065.jp A "CUNNING" pervert banned from having a home computer after downloading child porn is back behind bars for two and a half years for doing it again - in a public internet cafe. Russell Wilkinson, a former McDonalds worker, was not allowed a computer with internet access as part of a five-year Sexual Offences Prevention Order imposed in 2008 for six offences of making indecent photos of teenage boys. Police had discovered the images after they raided his then home in Clitheroe. But, Burnley Crown Court heard, it did not deter the defendant, also prohibited from associating with children under 18, and he was arrested again and recalled to prison after a project worker in Brierfield, where the cafe was, alerted police. Wilkinson had been on licence from an 18-month jail term for breaching the SOPO, imposed after he was seen playing with youngsters at an evangelical church where members had taken him under their wing. Yesterday, the defendant (34), of Bedford Street, Barrowford, who had also flouted a supervision order, was virtually prohibited from using the internet, possibly for life, after admitting 14 counts of making indecent images of children, involving 25 pictures. Wilkinson was slammed by a judge as "cunning" after she said the level of determination he used to access the pictures was a great concern as he knew the SOPO was meant to stop him. Judge Beverley Lunt said the defendant had also known he was subject to a three-year supervision order and had attended all sorts of courses to try to prevent his perverted conduct. She said Wilkinson continually denied and minimised his behaviour, intensive work carried out with him had yielded no positive results and whenever he was challenged about his conduct had refused to meaningfully address the issue. She continued: "The only way to protect children whose abuse forms these images is to impose longer and longer prison sentences." Wilkinson was put on the sex offenders register again. Judge Lunt made a new indefinite SOPO banning the defendant from owning, possessing or using a computer or mobile telephone with internet access, except for controlled use in a working environment with the knowledge of the police. He was banned from working with children for life. Members of the Inghamite Church at Fence last year said they would stand by Wilkinson after he breached the SOPO and some were said to have gone to see him in prison while he was on remand. The minister, the Rev. Matthew Butler, had told how the church was committed to assisting him. Wilkinson had not been allowed to attend morning services after police told Mr Butler about his record. Mr Richard English (prosecuting) told Monday's hearing that, last November, the project worker was told of Wilkinson's record, checked the computer he had been using and found he had been visiting porn websites with pictures of young naked males in sex acts. He called police and the computer was seized and examined. The defendant had been released from prison in June last year. He was arrested in February and gave no response when charged. Mr English said Wilkinson had been given the original SOPO in May, 2008 by Blackburn magistrates. He had been banned from associating with or contacting children under 18 and was not allowed to have any in his home. He had also been prohibited from having a computer with internet at home. In January last year, he appeared at the crown court, admitted flouting the SOPO repeatedly for "inappropriate contact with children" and was later sent to prison for 18 months. Miss Katherine Pierpoint (for Wilkinson) said he recognised the only sentence was custody. The offences involved a small number of images. He had had a problematic upbringing and had been "mistreated" by his parents. The defendant, who was on the vulnerable prisoner wing, realised he had problems and wanted to get better. Miss Pierpoint added: "He appreciates now he does have difficulties. He knows he needs to work with the authorities and intends to do so on his release."
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