A TEENAGE boy from Deeside who engaged in sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl has had his detention training order extended.

The 17-year-old, who cannot be named, was already the subject of a five-year sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) imposed on September 2017, as well as an existing eight-month detention training order.

Among other conditions, the order prevents offenders from contacting children under the age of 16.

But Chester Magistrates Court heard the Connah's Quay teenager sent a "vast" number of calls and messages via Snapchat and Facetime to the 15-year-old, who also cannot be named.

Prosecuting, Eve Johnson said the youth had previously admitted at the first opportunity to breaching the SHPO between October 15, 2018 and December 1, 2018.

He also admitted sexually touching the 15-year-old girl at Broughton Shopping Park.

The offences took place while the youth was on a detention training order and the teenage boy did not inform the youth offending team he had been in contact with the 15-year-old, the court heard.

In the 17-year-old's defence, the court heard the complainant was not active so all evidence had come from the youth who did not initially know the girl was under 16.

He had spent three months in custody which had been a short sharp shock to him, while his family were in court to show support.

He wanted to make a better future for himself.

District Judge Nicholas Sanders said the offences came weeks after the teenager had been released from custody in September 2018.

He added: "I can't ignore that you made the decision to do something you knew you should not have done."

The teenager was ordered to return to custody to serve the remainder of his eight-month term.

He will serve an additional eight-month detention training order for the SHPO breach and the sexual activity with the 15-year-old girl.

Detention training orders are custodial sentences for those aged 12-17. They combine detention with training and are used for young people who commit a serious offence or commit a number of offences.

Half of the sentence is spent in custody and the other half is supervised by the youth offending team in the community.

For those aged 15-17, custody is served in a young offenders institution.