Fugitive paedophile in homeless claim to get food

A PAEDOPHILE on the run from gardaí duped people in East Cork into giving him free meals after he told them he was homeless because his wife has thrown him out.

Gardaí hunting for 36-year-old James Lombard said he has spent several days in the area since his disappearance, after assuming a false identity.

Lombard was convicted of sexually assaulting seven boys at fast food outlets and public swimming pools in Cork city between 1992 and 1994.