A man who was caught ‘kissing and cuddling’ with an underage girl on a bus has breached a court order by flying to Pakistan.

Amjid Hussain, 33, was seen with a teenage girl and was arrested after officers pulled the bus over in Accrington.

He was given a three-year community order with a supervision requirement, a six-month conditional discharge and ordered to sign the sex offenders register for five years after pleading guilty in August 2014 to inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, child abduction and sexual activity with a child.

The Observer reported last year how he had previously been served with two child abduction notices in 2012 and warned about his contact with teenager girls.

Hussain was called back to Burnley Crown Court last week after admitting failing to comply with the requirements of a community order in April this year.

John Woodward, prosecuting, told the court: “Initially, although he turned up late to a number of supervision appointments, he nevertheless did so.

“He made it clear he wanted to go to Pakistan to see his family. He was advised against this but he did so anyway and was out of the jurisdiction for nine days.

“He did not anticipate being out of the UK for that length of time but he fell ill in Pakistan.

“He was prepared to return and face the consequences of the breach and has pleaded guilty to those breaches.

“The Probation Service is prepared to allow the order to continue.”

Alison Heyworth, defending, said Hussain had kept 23 out of his 28 supervision appointments.

She told the court: “He informed his offending manager he was going to leave (for Pakistan).

“He could’ve stayed out there but he came back. His attitude needs sharpening.”

Judge Beverley Lunt gave Hussain, of Ebony Street, Blackburn, a 12-month residence requirement and warned him he will be jailed if he breaches the order again.

She said: “He can’t just swan off whenever he wants to out of this country. It means for 12 months this has some teeth.

“I won’t have you flaunting an order like this. If they say no the answer is no. You don’t go anyway.

“You need to take this order seriously or you are going to jail.”