A convicted Isle of Wight paedophile has been back in court and will be sentenced next month after failing to register a laptop.

Paul Norman, The Rogers, Shanklin, pleaded guilty to breaching a sexual harm prevention order at the Isle of Wight Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, March 12.

The 64-year-old has been a registered sex offender since December 2006, when he was jailed for three years.

In 2022, Norman was caught with extreme obscene images of young children and bestiality and was handed a two-year suspended sentence.

Liz Miller, prosecuting, said Noman’s offender officer attended his Shanklin home on September 19 last year and spotted a laptop they did not recognise.

Ms Miller told the court the laptop was found to be unregistered, with Norman admitting he had owned the device for three months.

Jim Osborne, defending, offered no submissions.

The case has been sent to the crown court for sentencing on April 5.

Norman was granted unconditional bail.