Mirror
By NIALL MOONAN
Brit pervert poses risk
ONE of Britain's most dangerous paedophiles is being hunted in Ireland, it was revealed yesterday.
Vicious sex offender Raymond Hewlett, 56, is on the run from English police and Irish authorities have been told he is hiding here.
In the past Hewlett, who sedates his victims before sexually assaulting them, has fled to Ireland to escape the British authorities and they believe he may now be back.
Hewlett is a suspect in the savage sex murder of 11-year-old Lesley Molseed in Rochdale in 1975 and Gardai have revealed he still poses a serious danger to children.
A Garda source said: "This man is dangerous and should not be approached. We have been working closely with colleagues in Britain to track him down.
"We have a file on him and obviously it's in everyone's interests to find him given his past record."
Hewlett, originally from Blackpool in Lancashire, has also been investigated over possible links with several women who went missing in Leinster.
But Operation Trace, the Garda squad set up to investigate the disappearances, could find no connection between him and any of the cases.
Hewlett's connections with Ireland date back to 1997 when he was spotted cruising remote areas in a van.
He also claimed social welfare benefits in Kinsale, Co Cork, Dundalk, Co Louth, Sligo and Letterkenny, Dunfanaghy and Buncrana, Co Donegal.
Hewlett has convictions for rape and sex assaults and is considered to be a serious danger especially to young girls.
One Garda revealed: "Hewlett poses as an undercover police officer to search young girls or befriends their family to gain access to their children."
Hewlett is 5ft 8ins, of stocky build, has blue/green eyes, is balding at the front and has a prominent upper lip.
He also has "Sue" tattooed on his left wrist. Anyone who may have seen him is asked to contact Gardai on 1800 666 111.
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