UNITED KINGDOM
BBC News
A paedophile priest wanted for a string of sexual assaults had his arrest warrant withdrawn more than a decade ago because the courts thought he would never be found, it has emerged.
Francis Cullen, 85, spent more than 20 years on the run in Tenerife before he was extradited last year.
A warrant had been issued for his arrest after he skipped bail in 1991 but it was withdrawn in 2000,
Police said the decision was a matter for the courts.
Cullen admitted abusing five boys and two girls, aged six to 16, connected to churches in Mackworth and Buxton in Derbyshire and Hyson Green in Nottingham, in offences dating back to 1957.
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