A TEENAGE father has received York's first five-year Antisocial Behaviour Order in a groundbreaking move to protect the public.

Robin Allan, 17, admitted assaulting a young woman, disrupting the police, threatening a restaurant employee and urinating in public.

The troubled teenager, who lives in Melrosegate, Tang Hall, is now subject to stringent rules over what he does in York until November, 2008.

If he fails to comply with the wide-ranging civil order, he faces up to two years in prison as a juvenile, or five years after he turns 18 in January.

This is the second major success this week to be notched up by York law enforcers in the fight against antisocial behaviour.

On Tuesday, 18-year-old Stine Wilson was banned from stepping inside the York outer ring road for two years to give York residents a break following a catalogue of nuisance behaviour.

Commenting on the order against Allan, Chief Superintendent John Lacy said: "Once again the community have said enough is enough.

"Twenty people were willing to stand up and give evidence against this individual and they should be applauded for that. If this doesn't send a message to all those people who want to act in an antisocial manner, then nothing will. Rest assured, there will be more of this to come as we continue to tackle antisocial behaviour."

Allan, whose partner is currently pregnant with his second child, admitted his involvement in four incidents between March and July.

York magistrates heard how he disrupted the police recovery of a stolen car in Rawdon Avenue, Tang Hall, in March, and how he assaulted a young woman in April.

He also admitted urinating in the doorway of the Fulford Arms pub and threatening a member of staff at a Monks Cross fast food restaurant.

Magistrates banned him from entering that restaurant, Archbishop Holgate School and its grounds, and forbade him from causing criminal damage and driving or travelling in a vehicle or motorbike without the owner's consent.

Furthermore, he must not threaten any person, incite others to do so, approach any court witnesses or meet three named Tang Hall youths.

Barrister Justin Crossley, acting on behalf of City of York Council and the police, told magistrates that a five-year order was needed to carry Allan into his adult life, particularly as the court would be unable to extend a two-year order.

Jane Maloney, representing Allan, said her client understood the implications of the order and was willing to accept them.

Allan can appeal to have the order varied or lifted if he manages to keep an unblemished record for the next two years.

Updated: 11:13 Friday, November 28, 2003