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| Police searching for sex offender | Police searching for sex offender |
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| Police are looking for a convicted sex offender who has gone missing while on probation. | |
| Paul Hunter Redpath has not been seen since leaving approved accommodation. | Paul Hunter Redpath has not been seen since leaving approved accommodation. |
| Police have not said how long Redpath, who is known to abuse alcohol and is considered to pose a serious risk to vulnerable children, has been missing. | Police have not said how long Redpath, who is known to abuse alcohol and is considered to pose a serious risk to vulnerable children, has been missing. |
| He was at the centre of a similar operation in 2006 after breaching the conditions of his probation and was later rearrested in Dublin. | He was at the centre of a similar operation in 2006 after breaching the conditions of his probation and was later rearrested in Dublin. |
| Redpath, 37, is described as 6ft 1in tall, of slim build with dark spiked hair. He has blue eyes, a fair complexion and speaks with a Scottish accent. | Redpath, 37, is described as 6ft 1in tall, of slim build with dark spiked hair. He has blue eyes, a fair complexion and speaks with a Scottish accent. |
| He has a piercing in his left eyebrow and when last seen was wearing jeans and a cream t-shirt with writing on the front. | He has a piercing in his left eyebrow and when last seen was wearing jeans and a cream t-shirt with writing on the front. |
| Redpath, who is originally from Stranraer, was convicted of offences against two girls in 2005 and sentenced to three years in prison. | |
| A police spokeswoman said the public should not approach him and should contact them immediately if they believe they have information as to his whereabouts. | |
| "The PSNI are asking him to surrender himself to police," she added. |