COMMUNITY ALERT: A vile paedophile behind sickening sex attacks on young girls has returned to Derry, sparking fears amongst parents – after he attended an underage boxing tournament.
Edward Joseph O’Kane – known as Eddie – was originally from Bigwood Road, Ardmore, in the Waterside area of Derry. He is now aged 67.
He was jailed for raping a 12-year-old girl.
And because he denied the offences, his victim was forced to give evidence at his trial and wept as she recalled the attacks which included committing acts of gross indecency.
The brave victim went to police in 2006 and he was jailed for eight years in 2008. He also attacked a second girl. The attacks took place in the Ardmore area between 1969 and 1975.
Now brass-necked O’Kane has been spotted living in the Lettershandoney area in recent weeks and has also been spotted in Derry city centre, Tamnaherin and Waterside areas on several occasions.
There is considerable anger in the community after he attended an underage boxing event recently.
“He’s walking about here smiling at everyone as if he owns the place,” said one angry parent in Lettershandoney.
“He must think people are stupid or have forgotten what he did to the girls in Ardmore. O’Kane shouldn’t be near children.”
Another mum told Derry Daily: “People need to know about this man. Parents need to be warned.
“He should be on the sex offenders register and we think he is. If that’s the case then the PSNI need to lift him because he has been seen in the company of young children in recent weeks.”
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