An interim Sexual Risk Order which requires Chester man Nick Crawshaw to let police know before he engages in any sexual activity with a woman has been extended for a further five days.

The courts granted Cheshire Constabulary's application for the order just three days after he was unanimously found not guilty of six counts of rape, two of assault by penetration and three of sexual assault relating to eight women after a retrial.

Mr Crawshaw, 23, appeared before Chester Magistrates Court for the start of a full hearing into their application on Wednesday (November 2).

Court orders restricting an individual from having sex without telling the police beforehand are very rare, and Mr Crawshaw's is understood to be only the second of its kind.

District Judge Michael Abelson, who is presiding over the case, branded it 'such an unusual situation'.

But legal argument took up most of the day, so the civil proceedings were adjourned until Monday (November 7), when a definitive ruling will be made on the interim order, which was extended until then.

The court heard that the police's application relies on the sexual activity with six of the women which Mr Crawshaw, of Bailey Bridge Close, accepts took place.

Appearing on behalf of the force, lawyer Jade Tufail told the court: "The police want the court to find that the very fact of the complaints made by these women is an indicator that that sexual contact with the defendant in these circumstances did cause some psychological harm.

"It is important to note that the constabulary do not say that on the basis of any issue about consent, which was a matter for the juries.

"Rather, that their complaints evidence some unease about their interaction with the defendant."

Under the terms of the order, Mr Crawshaw must provide the name, address, date of birth and contact details of any women he intends to have sexual contact with to the police.

He is also banned from going into pubs or shops which serve alcohol between 9pm and 6am, and from having sex in any public place.