Missing high risk sex offender 'may be in Ireland'
Friday, 25 June 2010
William Paden has sex conivctions going to 1974 It is feared a high risk sex offender who is wanted for recall to prison in England may now be somewhere on the island of Ireland.
Lancashire police have been searching for William John Paden, 56, since he left an agreed address in Blackpool.
Paden has 19 sexual convictions dating back to 1974, including rape, indecent assault on a child and assault with intent to rape.
He is thought to pose a significant risk of reoffending.
Paden is banned from associating with children unless they are unaccompanied by an adult over 21.
Detective Superintendent Ian Critchley, head of Lancashire Constabulary's Public Protection Unit, said: "William Paden is a registered sex offender with a long history of convictions against children going back more than 30 years.
"I believe he poses a significant risk of harm and I would appeal to anyone who knows where he may be to get in touch with us."
