WHEN police raided the home of self-styled 'top-shelf ' photographer Brian Jones they found a bedroom full of pornographic magazines.

Describing the scene in Jones' bedroom, PC Lisa Tasker said: 'I've never seen anything like it in nearly 13 years of service.

'You couldn't walk into the room. From the bed right up to the wall there was a ski-slope of pornographic magazines.'

Police also found photo albums containing shots of girls in a variety of poses at his home in Graham Road, Blacon.

PC Tasker's was giving evidence before Chester magistrates who heard that Jones regularly stopped attractive girls in the streets of Chester.

Sion ap Mihangel, prosecuting, told magistrates Jones, 49, would hand the girls his card, which advertised fashion, glamour, nude and topless shoots.

'He would tell them he was their ticket to stardom,' said Mr ap Mihangel, who added that Jones would sometimes target vulnerable girls under 18.

Those who expressed an interest were taken to locations including the Dukes Drive woods in Chester, Grosvenor Park, Delamere Forest and beaches in North Wales.

Some were asked to pose topless, while he wanted others to strip completely. Not all were paid..

Jones would even edit his photographs on computers at Chester Library.

When girls declined his card, he would sometimes approach them a second or third time and become aggressive.

On one occasion Grosvenor Park staff became suspicious after Jones attempted a shoot in broad daylight.

'The girl was wearing a short skirt, suspenders and very little else,' said Mr ap Mihangel.

'Jones was abusive to park officials when confronted.'

A warrant was executed at Jones' address where he has lived with his mother Emma and brother Graham all his life, after he failed to heed warnings. PC Tasker told the court that during the house search maps were found of other areas including the Midlands and South Coast, raising concerns that Jones could also operate outside Cheshire.

Giving evidence, Jones denied any wrong-doing, describing himself as a well-known top-shelf photographer.

He claimed he would always ask girls for ID to ensure they were 18, and stick to fashion shots for anyone younger.

Jones alleged he had been harassed by the police.

But imposing the ASBO, presiding magistrate Hugh Jones, described his evidence as 'evasive and inconsistent'. nJones will reappear in court on August 30 after he denied breaching an interim order imposed on May 25 by entering the city centre.