Police reassure residents over release of convicted paedophile
Police have held a public meeting with the Highgate community to discuss the release of a convicted paedophile.
Officers met residents to discuss the release of Gerald Ingram, who was jailed for three years and eight months in 2012 for arranging to sexually abuse children and for making and distributing indecent images of children.
Ingram was freed from jail last month after serving half his sentence and is barred from using the internet and from having contact with under-16s.
Police advised residents in Priory Gardens, where Ingram also lives, to call the police on 101 if they are concerned that the terms of this licence have been breached.
Officers also apologised for a delay in arranging the meeting, after previously promising to talk to residents before Ingram’s release.
You may also want to watch:
Carrie Kirkpatrick, a TV producer, of Priory Gardens, said: “It was good to – at last – to have guidance for parents who are worried about what to do.”
A police spokesman said: “The meeting was held later than intended, but this did not affect the normal police actions, as is the case for any release of an individual convicted of similar offences.”
Most Read
- 1 Teenager dies after stabbing in Archway
- 2 Hampstead creperies told to close by Camden Council because of 'Covid risk'
- 3 Ole & Steen bakery set to open in Hampstead's former Café Rouge
- 4 Royal Free calls in the army as 'unprecedented' demand continues
- 5 Man detained after series of attacks on women in Hampstead
- 6 The snow is beautiful and fun - but during Covid we must stick to the rules
- 7 Buyers claim luxury flats are 'nightmare' construction site
- 8 Pictures: Fun for families as the snow arrives on Hampstead Heath
- 9 MPs challenge Hampstead Heath ponds swimming charges hike
- 10 Women attacked by wrench-wielding man in Hampstead