A man discovered to have taken up residence at London's Gatwick Airport for three years was taken in by authorities for disobeying a previous order restricting him from entering the facility.

Anthoney Delaney, a former chef who had been unemployed since 2004, had reportedly lived at the airport ever since he lost his job as a Buckinghamshire chef. He then moved to Sussex, but had trouble supporting himself, due to his failure to land a job and acquire a permanent residence.

"He started using the facilities at the airport out of sheer desperation," Delaney's lawyer Peter Knight told the Guardian, "and has become trapped in a cycle of misfortune.

In 2006, Delaney was ordered to keep away from the airport, as well as its train station, until 2011. However, he was caught using the airport facilities the same day that he was released from jail, according to officials.

The recent discovery of Delaney is the third time that he was caught using the facilities. Judge Richard Hayward decided against letting him roam free, as it may provide the urge to return to the airport.

"It is a bit cheeky to go straight back to Gatwick," the UPI quoted Hayward. "There are other places you can have a shower. This is just going on and on. It is all very strange."

Delaney was refused bail.