A PAEDOPHILE dad jailed for child sex offences has escaped deportation to Pakistan after a UK judge ruled it would be "unduly harsh" on his two toddlers.
The unnamed father, who was granted anonymity by an immigration court, had been banned from living with his kids after attempting to solicit three "barely pubescent" girls for sex.
He was jailed for 18 months. A lower tribunal judge, however, ruled he should not be deported back to his homeland due to the impact on his own children.
The Home Office has appealed against the decision made under article eight of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Upper tribunal judge Judith Gleeson has also criticised the ruling as "contrary to the evidence, plainly wrong and rationally insupportable", reports .
The paedophile was originally granted leave to remain in the UK after coming to join his wife and two children, aged three and four, in 2018.
In March 2021 be began targeting what he believed to be three girls aged 12, 13 and 14 - though they are understood to have been police decoys.
His communications continued until his arrest in August 2022 - and he was jailed that December, the court heard.
During his sentencing, the judge said the predator was "in denial" about his crimes and there was "very little prospect" of rehabilitation.
They also said jailing him would have a reduced impact on his family as he was not then living with them.
The dad was placed on the sex offenders register and banned from using social media.
However, the tribunal judge who heard his appeal felt separating him from his children would be "unduly harsh".
He was allowed to see his kids for up to 12 hours a day in "supervised contact".
His wife had also claimed she was in some ways responsible for his predatory behaviour as she was unable to have sex after being treated for Covid.
Ms Gleeson has voiced support for the Home Office appeal, saying: "The first-tier judge’s findings of fact and credibility are contrary to the evidence, plainly wrong, and rationally insupportable."
Robert Jenrick, shadow justice secretary, said the case was “another insulting abuse of our immigration system”.
“I have serious concerns about the capabilities of the lower tribunal judge who made the initial decision.
"There has to be accountability for judges that make decisions that are plainly wrong,” he added.
A Home Office spokesman said: “Foreign nationals who commit heinous crimes should be in no doubt that we will do everything to make sure they are not free on Britain’s streets, including removal from the UK at the earliest possible opportunity.
“Since the election, we’ve removed 2,580 foreign criminals – a 23 per cent increase on the same period 12 months prior.”
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