April 2010
Child-sex pervert banned from fast-food chains
A court has issued an order to protect boys from a convicted serial sex offender.
Leicester magistrates agreed to grant a police application for a sexual offences prevention order to be made on Brian Noble (67), who is living in a probation hostel.
Noble has a record of offences against boys, aged between two and 10, starting in October 1978,
The order bans Noble from approaching, or touching any male aged under 16 in public.
He is barred from any cinema between 8am and 8pm, entering McDonalds, Burger King, KFC or Pizza Hut, going into any public toilet where males aged under 16 are present unless they are accompanied by an adult, taking images of males aged under 16 and from leaving England and Wales without informing his offender managers.
He will also have to tell police of any change of address or intention to travel, with details of where and when he will be going.
The prevention order will start immediately and run indefinitely.
It was seen as necessary because of Noble’s history of offending and comments he made to police officers after being released from prison in 2009.
Andrew Logan, for the police, said the offences were committed in Leicester and towns including Scunthorpe and St Ives, concentrating on public toilets, fast-food chains and cinemas where he knew children were likely to be.
“He has admitted he still fantasises about having sex with children and, in February, was seen in store choosing to sit in the cafe near a group of women with children,” Mr Logan said.
Mr Logan said Noble’s words and behaviour indicated he had a very high risk of re-offending and was potentially capable of causing serious sexual harm to children.
Noble was not represented in court.
He did not object to the order being made but told the magistrates he would not pay the police’s £1,000 costs.
“It is unjust and I will not pay it,” he said.
The magistrates recorded that the court had made an order for the costs to be paid.
