A 51-year-old convicted sex offender, who described Snapchat as a "safe haven for paedophiles," sent a lewd message to a schoolgirl on the mobile messaging app within three hours of being released from prison, a court has heard.
Manhunts are under way after two men were mistakenly released from Wandsworth prison in London in the past week. The first, released last Wednesday, is Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, a 24-year-old Algerian man and a sex offender. The second is William Smith, who had been jailed for fraud on Monday, the same day he was subsequently released in error. It comes after the accidental release of Hadush Kebatu, a migrant sex offender, last month due to what was described as "human error" at HMP Chelmsford.
Kaddour-Cherif is understood to have entered the UK legally on a visit visa in 2019, but overstayed and was in the early stages of the deportation process. He was sentenced to an 18-month community order and placed on the sex offenders' register for five years. The Metropolitan Police said the criminal had a six-day head start after he was freed from the medium security jail last Wednesday, but the force was only informed at 1pm on Tuesday.
Sainz was accused of meeting two different teen girls online, bringing them to his home, and sexually abusing them on camera. He faces multiple charges including lewd acts and child pornography.
Barzee's release has incited backlash, with Elizabeth Smart expressing outrage that the woman who kidnapped her was set free, emphasizing the continued need for mental health treatment.
Travis Harris, a 40-year-old nurse, was found guilty on multiple counts of child molestation, including sex acts with minors and providing harmful material to them.
