Francis Doherty
A WANTED sex offender has been arrested.
Francis Doherty, 64, formerly of Rawtenstall, was jailed for three years in 2005 for sexual assault on a boy under 13.
He was wanted for breach of notification requirements and for recall to prison.
Following a Police appeal for information, Mr Doherty was arrested in the Greater Manchester area yesterday.
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