"Inquiries are continuing at pace this morning to locate and arrest a man following a Prison Service releasing error yesterday, the force said in a statement on Saturday morning. Officers from Essex Police, the Metropolitan Police and British Transport Police are working together in this fast-moving and complex investigation. Officers worked throughout the night to track his movements, including scouring hours of CCTV footage, and this work continues today."
"Our inquiries show that he was last seen in the London area, and this is our focus. We would urge anyone who sees him, knows where he is or has any information to call 999 immediately. We would like to thank the public for their support and the information they have already shared. It is not lost on us that this situation is concerning to people, and we are committed to locating and arresting him as quickly as possible."
"Sentencing Hadush Kebatu last month, a judge told him his behaviour really highlights the poor regard you must have for women. The 38-year-old, who arrived in the UK on a small boat days before the incidents in July, told two teenagers he wanted to have a baby with each of them and attempted to kiss them, before going on to put his hand on one of the girls' thighs and stroke her hair, his trial was told."
"He was also found to have sexually assaulted a woman by trying to kiss her, putting his hand on her leg and telling her she was pretty. The migrant was found guilty of five offences following a three-day trial at Chelmsford and Colchester magistrates' courts in September. The court heard at his sentencing hearing it was his firm wish to be deported."
Essex Police are leading inquiries after a Prison Service release error allowed convicted sex offender Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu to leave custody. Officers from Essex Police, the Metropolitan Police and British Transport Police are working together, reviewing CCTV while tracking his movements. Inquiries indicate he was last seen in the London area, and the public is asked to call 999 with any information. Kebatu, 38, was convicted of five sexual offences after July incidents in which he attempted to kiss teenagers, touched a girl's thigh and stroked her hair, and sexually assaulted a woman. He arrived in the UK on a small boat days before the incidents and sought deportation.
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