Give yourself up, gardaí urge fugitive paedophile

GARDAÍ yesterday appealed to a paedophile who assaulted seven boys to turn himself in after a judge lifted a court order prohibiting his identification.

James Lombard, aged 36, is wanted for sentencing for the sexual assault of the boys in Cork between 1992 and 1994. He went on the run on the last day of his trial in Cork on February 7 and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest.

“We appeal to him to make contact with us,” Detective Sergeant Denis Cahill said.