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Record 9,000 paedos behind bars as more than one in eight lags now child sex offenders


A RECORD 9,000 paedophiles are behind bars with more than one in eight lags child sex offenders, shocking figures have revealed.

The Ministry of Justice stats come as one of Britain’s worst child molesters Richard Huckle was stabbed to death in jail.

 Huckle boasted online that it was easier to abuse poor Asian children over wealthier Western kids

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Huckle boasted online that it was easier to abuse poor Asian children over wealthier Western kids

PAEDO PRISONS

Yesterday The Sun revealed how evil Huckle – serving 22 life terms for abusing up to 200 children abroad – was found slumped in his cell at top security Full Sutton jail, East Yorks, on Sunday.

The predator was one of a booming number of paedophiles locked up in the UK,  with a total of 13,359 lags serving sentences for rape and sexual assault, as well as attacks on children.

Ministry of Justice stats show that about one in five – 18 per cent – of those locked up are sex offenders, compared to just 10 per cent less than two decades ago.

Tory MP Michael Fabricant described the figures as “extraordinary”.

He told Sun Online: “At least this demonstrates that the system is working.

Prison is not just for deterrents and rehabilitation, it is also to protect the public and few could more vulnerable than children than our nation’s children.

Michael Fabricant

“Prison is not just for deterrents and rehabilitation, it is also to protect the public and few could be more vulnerable than our nation’s children.”

Officials say the surge is down to a tougher stance by the courts which are now jailing more offenders rather than hand out softer community sentences.

The number of sex crimes being reported to cops is also at its highest level since 2002.

But the explosion in pervs being locked up is putting a strain on the system, which has a capacity of under 85,000, and some jails are struggling to cope.

Eight prisons now house only sex offenders while others are kept apart from other lags in vulnerable prisoner units.

More than 800 are held at Whatton jail in Nottinghamshire , which has earned the nickname “The Paedo Palace” as 70 per cent of lags have committed offences against children.

The Ministry of Justice said: “Child sexual exploitation is sickening, and offenders who take or distribute indecent images already face tough penalties.

“The worst perpetrators face 10 years in custody but, where prosecutors agree, some low-risk offenders could also be given cautions with tough conditions attached.”

KNIFED IN JAIL

Ex-English teacher Huckle admitted 71 counts of sex abuse against up to 200 children across Malaysia over nine years, some as young as six months.

The monster attacked girls, boys, toddlers and even a six-month-old baby in a nappy over nine years in a poor Malaysian community.

He was jailed for 22 life sentences in June 2016 but it meant he could have been freed by his mid-50s as the sentence only carried a minimum of 25 years.

It is believed than an unnamed inmate is being held in segregation while cops launch a murder probe.

The prisoner accused of his murder was a sex pest who once boasted: “I love raping women.”

Last night a source told The Sun: “It looks like Huckle was stabbed to death with makeshift blade.

“It’s not clear yet if the weapon has been found.”

 Richard Huckle was given 22 life sentences for his sick crimes
Richard Huckle was given 22 life sentences for his sick crimes


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