British police paid £10k to a child rapist to spy on paedophile gang

Paying £10,000 to a convicted child rapist to infiltrate a paedophile gang "crossed a line", it has been claimed.

British police paid £10k to a child rapist to spy on paedophile gang

Paying £10,000 to a convicted child rapist to infiltrate a paedophile gang "crossed a line", it has been claimed.

Jim Gamble, who set up the British Government's taskforce to fight child sexual exploitation, criticised the move by Northumbria Police.

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