After his release a number of posters and leaflets had been distributed in the community, telling people he was a sex offender and a risk to children.

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"He couldn't explain how he had managed to download without access to the internet and then recovered the hard drive from the plant pot in the kitchen.

"He knew he shouldn't have had it and he lied to officers about having it."

She said the hard drive had been wrapped in a plastic bag before being buried.

Full article:
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/11602662.East_Lancs_paedophile_used_internet_after_ban___and_buried_hard_drive_in_plant_pot/