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An elderly Wigan paedophile has admitted to numerous court order breaches by jetting off on foreign holidays without notifying the authorities.

Barry Fletcher, 74, of Wellington Place, is required to sign on the sex offenders' register after convictions for downloading indecent images of children in 2017.

One of the requirements is that he must notify police of any foreign travel.

But Wigan magistrates heard that between December 2023 and October last year he has enjoyed jaunts to Malta, Rome, Krakow, Bruges and Palma, each time without telling the relevant parties.

The Polish city of Krakow was one of five European holiday destinations visited by convicted child sex offender Barry Fletcher in the space of 10 months without informing the authorities

Fletcher pleaded guilty to six breaches in all, because he also neglected to inform the authorities that he had obtained a new passport.

He was released on unconditional bail until he returns to the same court on April 3 for sentencing.

Wigan child sex offender's five Euro-jaunts without telling police