Outrage over the Scots Sex Criminals on the Run

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Byline: GRAHAM GRANT

Failures in criminal justice system exposed TEN dangerous sex offenders who should be monitored by police are on the loose in Scotland.

The criminals have simply ' disappeared ' into the community without a trace, raising serious fears for public safety.

One of the offenders slipped off the police radar six years ago and has been at large ever since.

The revelations follow the scandal over registered sex offender Peter Tobin, convicted earlier this month of raping and murdering Polish student Angelika Kluk.

A catastrophic failure of the justice system meant he was allowed to stay on the run for a year after disappearing from his home without informing the authorities.

Last night, Scottish Conservative

justice spokesman Bill Aitken said: …