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| A man described as a high-risk sex offender is on the run in Oxfordshire after failing to keep a curfew. | A man described as a high-risk sex offender is on the run in Oxfordshire after failing to keep a curfew. |
| The man has been named by police as Kevin Aldred, a registered sex offender who has been missing since Wednesday. | The man has been named by police as Kevin Aldred, a registered sex offender who has been missing since Wednesday. |
| The 39-year-old has been described as "unpredictable" and Thames Valley Police believe he could re-offend if not found. | The 39-year-old has been described as "unpredictable" and Thames Valley Police believe he could re-offend if not found. |
| At a news conference in Kidlington, police said Aldred had been sighted near Oxford city centre on Thursday. | At a news conference in Kidlington, police said Aldred had been sighted near Oxford city centre on Thursday. |
| Ch Supt Shaun Morley, Oxfordshire Basic Command Unit Commander, said Aldred was not known to be violent. | Ch Supt Shaun Morley, Oxfordshire Basic Command Unit Commander, said Aldred was not known to be violent. |
| The offences he was jailed for involved approaching women in the street and sexually assaulting them. | The offences he was jailed for involved approaching women in the street and sexually assaulting them. |
| "Intensive police inquiries have been undertaken to locate Kevin and he was sighted yesterday in Oxford," Mr Morley said. | "Intensive police inquiries have been undertaken to locate Kevin and he was sighted yesterday in Oxford," Mr Morley said. |
| We are doing all we can to trace him Ch Supt Shaun Morley | |
| "One of the reasons we are releasing his details to the public is that there is a high risk he will re-offend. | "One of the reasons we are releasing his details to the public is that there is a high risk he will re-offend. |
| "We are doing all we can to trace him, but would like people to remain vigilant, and ask anyone with information as to his whereabouts to get in touch as soon as possible." | "We are doing all we can to trace him, but would like people to remain vigilant, and ask anyone with information as to his whereabouts to get in touch as soon as possible." |
| He warned that anyone who sees Aldred should not approach him but call 999 immediately. | He warned that anyone who sees Aldred should not approach him but call 999 immediately. |
| The 39-year-old was released from high-security Wood Hill prison, near Milton Keynes, on licence on 1 December 2006 from a five-year jail sentence imposed for two indecent assaults on women. | The 39-year-old was released from high-security Wood Hill prison, near Milton Keynes, on licence on 1 December 2006 from a five-year jail sentence imposed for two indecent assaults on women. |
| He was subject to daily monitoring by the Probation Service. | He was subject to daily monitoring by the Probation Service. |
| Police said, if apprehended, he will be returned to prison even if he has not committed any further offences. | Police said, if apprehended, he will be returned to prison even if he has not committed any further offences. |