Paedophile policeman who fled Britain when he was freed from prison is back behind bars after being

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Paedophile policeman who fled Britain when he was freed from prison is back behind bars after being deported from Cambodia for sex offences against young boys

• Ian Bower fled UK eight years ago for Cambodia from probation hostel
• Former special constable had been serving time for child sex abuse claims
• Man was convicted of similar offences in Cambodia in 2012
• Country's Deputy Prime Minister signed deportation order for man
• Was arrested as he landed in to Gatwick Airport on Friday

A convicted paedophile who fled Britain to Cambodia is behind bars again after being deported and flown back to the UK.

Former special constable Ian Bower, 48, from Bramcote, Nottinghamshire, fled the UK eight years ago for Cambodia from a probation hostel after serving time for child sex abuse crimes.

He was convicted of similar offences in 2012 in Cambodia, including paying young boys in Asia the equivalent of 8p to perform sex acts on him - and was jailed for two years.

Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister signed a deportation order and Bower was flown back to the UK on Friday.

He was joined on his flight by officers from the National Crime Agency after Cambodian authorities sought their assistance to ensure his safe deportation.

He was arrested by detectives when he landed at Gatwick Airport.

A Derbyshire police spokesman said: 'Bower was released from a Cambodian prison in late 2013.

'In January this year, Cambodian authorities arrested him in relation to a suspected passport offence.

'We are sure that the families of his victims will be pleased that he is back in prison.'

Bower was jailed at Derby Crown Court in 2004 for three years for indecently assaulting a male and gross indecency with a child and nine months for making indecent photos of children.

Source: Daily Mail - read the full story here