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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. Police are looking for a convicted sex offender who has gone missing while on probation in Northern Ireland.
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. Redpath, who is originally from Stranraer in Scotland, is known to abuse alcohol and is considered to pose a serious risk to vulnerable children.
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.
Police have not said how long he has been missing.
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. Redpath 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.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. "The PSNI are asking him to surrender himself," she added.