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| Missing paedophiles named online | |
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| Some of Britain's most wanted child sex offenders are to be 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 individuals will have failed to comply with the legal restrictions on their movements. | The missing individuals will have failed to comply with the legal restrictions on their movements. |
| 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. |
| Law enforcement agencies have previously avoided identifying paedophiles for fear of inviting vigilante attacks with the result of having them driven underground. | Law enforcement agencies have previously avoided identifying paedophiles for fear of inviting vigilante attacks with the result of having them driven underground. |
| Details published | Details published |
| The website will publish 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 will publish 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 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." |
| 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. |