Fears about Irish paedophile
25th August 2009
Wales on Sunday reports of how a convicted Irish paedophile has moved into a Welsh village, despite a catalogue of convictions for the abuse of children in Eire. There have been reports that he has tried to befriend local children. Apparently he has now disappeared.
Paedophiles can continue to be a risk to children for decades. Malcolm Johnson & Co. have dealt with one case, involving a police investigation into a children’s home in 1976, where the abuser had convictions of sexual abuse going back to 1948, and ending in 1990.
Some years ago, there was a move to invoke a new law to let local people know if a paedophile lived in their midst. The law never came into being.
Read an article by Richard Scorer on this subject, solicitor at Pannone & Partners at www.progressonline.org.uk/Magazine/article.asp?a=1775
