A MAN who followed schoolgirls making obscene sexual comments and putting them in fear of attack has been banned from Salisbury.

Police used CCTV to track Neil George, 51, as he moved around the city, before arresting him.

On February 26 he followed the two girls along Netherhampton Road, Salisbury, during the afternoon and a 25-year-old woman along Wilton Road during the evening, while making obscene and sexual comments towards them.

George, of Kendal Avenue, Southampton, pleaded guilty to two public order offences of causing alarm and distress.

He received an 18-month community order and a 40-hour rehabilitation activity requirement.

He also received an 18-month restraining order, preventing him from contacting any of the victims or entering Salisbury.

Inspector David Minty said: "I am really pleased with this outcome.

"Mr George had travelled from outside the city to commit his crime, a crime that has had a very real and traumatic effect on a number of young ladies.

"I really hope the fact that he can no longer come back to the city sends a strong and positive message to him and others like him."