Man downloaded 'enormous' amount of extremist material despite receiving warning from counter-terrorism officers
hereFenn's lawyer said the defendant had an 'academic' perspective and had 'no interest' in carrying out acts of terror himself.Manchester Crown Court heard that Fenn, then 17, told officers who attended his home in March 2017 that he would 'consider their offer' of support.About three years later, on March 24, police went to the address again and seized computers and mobile phones.Other items recovered included a black flag with Arabic writing, handwritten notes in Arabic, military boots and trousers and a flick knife.After being arrested, Fenn started talking about the September 11 terror attacks 'unprompted', saying that Osama Bin Laden had been 'misquoted', prosecutor Alex Leach said.Fenn later said he was 'very happy' he had been