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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 in Northern Ireland. | 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 in south Belfast. | Paul Hunter Redpath has not been seen since leaving approved accommodation in south Belfast. |
| Redpath, originally from Stranraer in Scotland, is known to abuse alcohol and is considered to pose a serious risk to vulnerable children. | Redpath, 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. | He was at the centre of a similar operation in 2006 after breaching the conditions of his probation. |
| He was later rearrested in Dublin. | He was later rearrested in Dublin. |
| Police have not said exactly how long he has been missing. | |
| SDLP assembly member Carmel Hanna said the public had a right to be concerned. | |
| "It's very frustrating when it's known he is a danger and we've been told that he poses a serious risk and yet it's the third time he has breached his accommodation conditions so he can't be trusted," she said. | |
| 'Surrender' | |
| 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 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," she added. | "The PSNI are asking him to surrender himself," she added. |