Paedophile deported from Australia

[20th March 2008]

A paedophile, who was born in the UK but moved to Australia when he was five, has been deported back to England.

Raymond Horne, 61, moved to Queensland when he was five and began offending during the 1960s. Horne last reportedly was last jailed in 1996, after pleading guilty to 14 child sex offences. He was jailed for 12 years after he was found to have been preying on young boys.

Australian authorities will pass-on all records of his offences to the local authorities in the UK, wherever Horne decides to settle. He will also sign the Sex Offenders' Registers.

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