Lancashire Police say they are searching for Christopher Spelman, 66, who is wanted for failing to comply with sexual offender notifications requirements. Police have now shared a new appeal with a new image
Police are urgently hunting for a missing sex offender who has gone on the run after he was freed from prison.
Christopher Spelman, 66, is wanted for failing to comply with sexual offender notifications requirements, the force say. Spelman has been wanted since July 14, and was last spotted at a train station in Bournemouth, Dorset.
The man, originally from Prescot, Merseyside, is likely to be living in a tent and travelling and using transport hubs and campsites, police believe. Anyone who has seen Spelman have been urged not to approach him, and instead get in touch with authorities.
Lancashire Police say that he was released from prison near Weymouth and failed to register an address with them, something which they say is in direct breach of his requirements. The force have released a statement asking members of the public on the south coast to be on the look out.
Posting on Facebook the force spokesperson said: “We are continuing to ask for your help to find Christopher Spelman, 66, who is wanted for failing to comply with sexual offender notifications requirements. Spelman, initially from Prescot, Merseyside, is likely to be living in a tent and travelling and using transport hubs and campsites.
“At the start of July, Spelman was released from prison near Weymouth and failed to register an address with police, which in breach of his notification requirements. As an update, we have this sighting of him on CCTV at Bournemouth railway station at 10.56am on Friday 4th July,
“He exits the station and turns in the direction of Holdenhurst Road. Spelman might have used local shops, the bus service or taxis in the area. Immediate sightings of Spelman in any part of the country, please call 999. Any previous sightings or information as to where he might be email [email protected]”
Along with the statement police shared an image, from what appears to be a CCTV camera from within Bournemouth railway station at 10.56am on Friday 4th July. The Facebook post has been shared over 400 times.
The CCTV image attached to the new police appeal shows Spelman entering a train station carrying a large backpack on his back. He is dressed in a grey vest and long trousers with a grey cap.
Members of the public have been urged to call 999 following any mmediate sightings of Spelman.