CONVICTED paedophile Graham Seddon is expected to be released from Scott Clinic in Rainhill on Monday morning and Merseyside Police are adamant that if the man - who has been at the centre of a storm of public outrage - stays on Merseyside he will be kept under constant surveillance.

Seddon, was sentenced in 1990 to nine years for the rape and serious sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl. He was released after serving six years. After a brief spell with his wife, Jenny, now filing for divorce, he moved to Huyton.

Police in Huyton arrested Seddon, who is in his forties, last month when he was found with a bag of colouring books and toys. And he is alleged to have admitted to officers that he was looking for a child.

He is being held for 28 days at a psychiatric unit in the Scott Clinic for assessment under the Mental Health Act.

Seddon's record of sex offending dates back to 1979, when he was jailed for three years for indecent assault and deception.

In 1984 he was given a further seven year sentence for burglary with intent to rape.

Police are powerless to act against Seddon - who changed his name from Stridgeon by deed poll - because he hasn't committed an offence since his release from prison.

A police spokesman for Merseyside Police said that if Seddon remains on Merseyside he will be kept under constant police surveillance.

Since news of Seddon's impending release broke, campaigners in Merseyside have started a campaign for a paedophile register which will be made available to parents living in communities where child sex offenders are staying.

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