`Attack' forces sex offender to flee

`Attack' forces sex offender to flee 20 August 2000 Independent On Sunday Robert Verkaik AN ANTI-PAEDOPHILE campaigner convicted of assaulting young girls has been forced out of his home after a suspected arson attack. Roger Gardener, 56, who was found guilty of indecently assaulting two young girls last month, is on bail awaiting sentence from Cardiff Crown Court. The unemployed lorry driver fled his home at Blackwood, Gwent,...

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Police alarm as paedophiles seek refuge in Ireland

18 August 2000 The Independent By Cahal Milmo Sex offenders: Vigilantes have driven high-risk abusers across the Irish Sea, where the authorities fear they may strike again Protests in Britain have provoked an exodus of sex offenders who believe they can find a haven from vigilantes in Ireland, Irish police said yesterday. They believe a dozen British child abusers - including two considered "high-risk" paedophiles by the UK...

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Girl killer suspect's hideaway

6 August 2000 The News of the World Amanda Revell Walton A ruthless sex fiend and suspected child killer is in hiding in Ireland after dodging cops who had been tracking him for years. Detectives want to question paedophile Raymond Hewlett, 55, in connection with a series of attempts to abduct children in the Republic. Hewlett has a string of convictions for kidnapping, raping and indecently assaulting young girls. He is also...

Continue Reading... Labels: DNA, Donegal, FSS, Ireland, Lesley Molseed, paedophiles, Raymond Hewlett, Stefan Kiszko, Trevor Wilkinson, West Yorkshire Police