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A man who robbed two schoolgirls of their socks and shoes has been banned indefinitely from touching kid's clothes or footwear after developing a sexual interest in the items.

As Darryl Kwiatkowski, 24, was sentenced, Recorder Richard Wright QC said he was satisfied the defendant had a "sexual fetish or interest in children's shoes, socks and clothing".

In the first offence, he pushed his first victim, a 15-year-old girl, to the ground as she was walking home before taking her socks and shoes and then running away in September 2014.

Nine months later, in June 2015, Kwiatkowski robbed a ten-year-old girl of her socks and shoes.

Police finally linked the incidents together after he stole shoes from outside a house in September 2015.

Kwiatkowski, from York, was handed a three-year community order in February but was back in court this week, when a sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) was made.

At his sentencing , Recorder Richard Wright QC told the defendant he was "quite satisfied" Kwiatkowski had developed a "sexual fetish or interest in children's shoes, socks and clothing".

The judge handed Kwiatkowski a three-year community order but did not make a SHPO at the time, as he believed he didn't have the power to do so - because the defendant had not been convicted for a sexual offence .

However, the prosecution disagreed and brought the case back to York Crown Court this week, after its barrister Rob Galley made a case for such an order.

Consequently, Recorder Wright made a SHPO which included a ban on Kwiatkowski touching footwear or clothing that had been worn by girls.

Mr Gallery said the law allowed a judge to make SHPOs when a defendant pleaded guilty to robbery under certain conditions.

The order, which will last indefinitely, also includes a condition that Kwiatkowski doesn't live or sleep in the same house as a female child.

He is currently childless, and the judge said that if he becomes a father, then he could apply to the crown court to vary the order.