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| Sex offender hands himself in | |
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| One of the two convicted sex attackers who absconded from bail hostels in Yorkshire on Monday has handed himself in to police. | One of the two convicted sex attackers who absconded from bail hostels in Yorkshire on Monday has handed himself in to police. |
| Joseph Taylor, 27, is in police custody after being arrested at York railway station at 0915 BST, a South Yorkshire Police spokesman said. | Joseph Taylor, 27, is in police custody after being arrested at York railway station at 0915 BST, a South Yorkshire Police spokesman said. |
| Taylor and William Bailey, 58, have links with North Yorks and Essex. | |
| They left addresses in Rotherham and York and were last seen together at Sheffield railway station. | |
| Taylor, who was released from prison on licence three weeks ago and had been staying at a bail hostel in York, was last seen at the South Yorkshire station just before 2100 BST on Monday. | Taylor, who was released from prison on licence three weeks ago and had been staying at a bail hostel in York, was last seen at the South Yorkshire station just before 2100 BST on Monday. |
| High risk | High risk |
| CCTV footage showed him at the station with Bailey who absconded from a supervised hostel in Rotherham. | CCTV footage showed him at the station with Bailey who absconded from a supervised hostel in Rotherham. |
| Police had warned the public both men had previous convictions for sexual offences against children and posed a high risk. | Police had warned the public both men had previous convictions for sexual offences against children and posed a high risk. |