A SEX offender who was on early release from jail contacted a young girl on Snapchat and sent movies showing him carrying out sex acts on himself, a court heard.

Nathan Woods, 34 used a fake profile when he persuaded the 14-year-old, who believed he was her boyfriend, to send him images of her touching herself. He even arranged to meet her, but never turned up.

The court heard his victim has suffered emotional distress as a result of the contact.

Now a judge has said he fears Woods presents a serious risk of doing the same again in the future and is considering imposing an extended sentence.

Philip Warren, prosecuting, told Swindon Crown Court Woods was released from prison in summer 2017, half way through a five year sentence for a similar crime.

But in September last year he contacted the girl on Snapchat using a profile of a Darren 'Daz' Jones, aged 22, with a picture of a younger man.

One of the girl's friends said the youngster was under the impression he was her boyfriend, and they had twice gone to meet him but he failed to appear.

When police examined his mobile phone they found he had called her more than 200 times, with one lasting four hours 39 minutes the day before his arrest.

On September 25 he contacted the child and encouraged her to send him indecent pictures of herself. When she sent him images of her in underwear he asked her to move the duvet to one side to give him a better view.

The following day he again asked for similar shots, again sending movies in return of him carrying out a sex act on himself.

As a result of the contact he said the child's mother said her daughter had suffered a meltdown, going off the rails.

Mr Warren the sentence imposed in 2014 included a sexual offences prevention order which banned the defendant from contacting children online.

Woods, of Kingsdown Avenue, admitted breaching a sexual offences prevention order, two counts of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and three of causing a child to watch a sexual act.

The court heard the offending was almost identical to the case that got him jailed when he contacted another 14-year-old in Essex.

Judge Jason Taylor QC said he was considering passing an extended sentence but wanted a probation report before making a decision.

David Maunder, defending, said he would try to persuade the court that his client should be subject to a determinate sentence.

He said that he had been recalled to serve the remainder of the earlier five years and was not due for release until the week before next Christmas.

Woods was remanded in custody to February 11 for sentencing.