SA court orders alleged UK paedophile to face charges in home country
Lee Tucker was identified in 1997 as being part of a paedophile ring that had allegedly exploited boys in Bristol‚ Cardiff‚ Swansea and Caerphilly
A man wanted in the UK to answer to more than 40 charges of sexually assaulting young boys has failed to convince Cape Town judges that he is being targeted because he is gay. Lee Tucker's claims that he would not receive a fair trial if extradited to his home country because he had been the target of "vile‚ distorted and exaggerated" media coverage also failed to persuade the high court on Thursday. He had lodged an application to set aside his extradition hearing. According to Somerset detective constable Alison Mildren in the UK‚ Tucker was identified in 1997 as being part of a paedophile ring that had allegedly exploited vulnerable boys in Bristol‚ Cardiff‚ Swansea and Caerphilly. Tucker was arrested in a major investigation after victims pointed him out for allegedly sexually abusing them in Caerphilly when they were aged 13 to 14. The alleged offences were committed between 1985 and 1991. Tucker and his co-accused were convicted in 2000 and sentenced in the Swindon Crown Court...
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