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| Missing paedophiles named online | Missing paedophiles named online |
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| Some of Britain's most wanted child sex offenders have been publicly identified on a new website. | Some of Britain's most wanted child sex offenders have been publicly identified on a new website. |
| It is believed to be the first time that details of convicted paedophiles have been published nationwide by Britain's law enforcement agencies. | It is believed to be the first time that details of convicted paedophiles have been published nationwide by Britain's law enforcement agencies. |
| The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) centre has set up the site to appeal for information about missing child sex offenders. | The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) centre has set up the site to appeal for information about missing child sex offenders. |
| They are offenders who have already been punished and then gone missing. | They are offenders who have already been punished and then gone missing. |
| The missing men have failed to comply with the legal restrictions on their movements and have disappeared. | The missing men have failed to comply with the legal restrictions on their movements and have disappeared. |
| A breach of these so-called "notification requirements" - conditions of their placement on the Sex Offenders Register - is an arrestable offence punishable with up to five years in prison. | A breach of these so-called "notification requirements" - conditions of their placement on the Sex Offenders Register - is an arrestable offence punishable with up to five years in prison. |
| Details published | Details published |
| The website has published the details of five missing offenders, giving their names, ages, a photograph and where they have gone missing from, but not the details of their convictions. | The website has published the details of five missing offenders, giving their names, ages, a photograph and where they have gone missing from, but not the details of their convictions. |
| The five men named on the website are Alexander Colin Dalgleish, Gordon Stewart, Paul Turner (also known as Paul Francis or Geddes), Joshua Karney, who also goes by five other names, and Kamil Krawiec. | The five men named on the website are Alexander Colin Dalgleish, Gordon Stewart, Paul Turner (also known as Paul Francis or Geddes), Joshua Karney, who also goes by five other names, and Kamil Krawiec. |
| They [the public] must make immediate reports of sightings so that the police can take appropriate action Jim Gamble, CEOP Centre | They [the public] must make immediate reports of sightings so that the police can take appropriate action Jim Gamble, CEOP Centre |
| The site includes photographs, physical descriptions, additional information and warns the public against taking vigilante action. | The site includes photographs, physical descriptions, additional information and warns the public against taking vigilante action. |
| The scheme is being run with the Crimestoppers Most Wanted site, which is designed to help track down Britain's most dangerous criminals who are on the run. | The scheme is being run with the Crimestoppers Most Wanted site, which is designed to help track down Britain's most dangerous criminals who are on the run. |
| Jim Gamble, chief executive of the CEOP Centre, said: "The success of the Crimestoppers' website in gaining the support of the public to help track the UK's most wanted criminals is unprecedented here in the UK. | Jim Gamble, chief executive of the CEOP Centre, said: "The success of the Crimestoppers' website in gaining the support of the public to help track the UK's most wanted criminals is unprecedented here in the UK. |
| "Now we need to move a lot of that success towards protecting children and safeguarding communities from harm. | "Now we need to move a lot of that success towards protecting children and safeguarding communities from harm. |
| "While it isn't new for the UK police to publish details of offenders on their own sites, this is the first time that a nationwide - and indeed global - approach has been adopted." | "While it isn't new for the UK police to publish details of offenders on their own sites, this is the first time that a nationwide - and indeed global - approach has been adopted." |
| He added: "I cannot emphasise strongly enough the need for the public to act responsibly if they believe they know the location of a sought offender. | He added: "I cannot emphasise strongly enough the need for the public to act responsibly if they believe they know the location of a sought offender. |
| "They must make immediate reports of sightings so that the police can take appropriate action. Any vigilante activity will be robustly dealt with and is likely to constitute a criminal offence." | "They must make immediate reports of sightings so that the police can take appropriate action. Any vigilante activity will be robustly dealt with and is likely to constitute a criminal offence." |
| Stuart Kuttner, managing editor of News of the World, welcomed the news. | Stuart Kuttner, managing editor of News of the World, welcomed the news. |
| The newspaper has run a high profile campaign, Sarah's Law, which campaigns to give parents the right to know if a paedophile is living in their area, | The newspaper has run a high profile campaign, Sarah's Law, which campaigns to give parents the right to know if a paedophile is living in their area, |
| "I see it as a part of the fabric of restructuring the law, and giving parents and other carers of children the right to know where dangerous, predatory, repeat paedophiles may be in the community." | "I see it as a part of the fabric of restructuring the law, and giving parents and other carers of children the right to know where dangerous, predatory, repeat paedophiles may be in the community." |
| The website will identify paedophiles who have gone missing | |
| Law enforcement agencies have previously avoided identifying paedophiles for fear of inviting vigilante attacks with the result of having them driven underground. | |
| Harry Fletcher, assistant general secretary of the Probation Union NAPO, sounded a note of caution over the move. He said warnings over vigilante action should be made clear on the website. | |
| "I was worried that false data or incorrect data might go on - and there might be people identified wrongly. | |
| "I still think...there's a risk that people who are already missing may further go to ground if they think that the public may engage in vigilante action. | |
| "So what we need is an assurance from people who are running the website is that they will advise individuals not to take action on their own. " | |
| The CEOP site coincides with the first anniversary of the Crimestoppers site, which went live last November, receiving almost 40 million hits and leading to 24 arrests. | The CEOP site coincides with the first anniversary of the Crimestoppers site, which went live last November, receiving almost 40 million hits and leading to 24 arrests. |