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offender

[uh-fen-der] / əˈfɛn dər /


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Justice Department leaders offered to meet with lawmakers in the midst of sustained criticism over their handling of files on the sex offender.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Police are investigating a 2010 email Lord Mandelson appeared to share with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein about an EU bailout after the financial crash, Met chief Sir Mark Rowley has said.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Once released, he will be required to register as a sex offender.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

On Friday, at Lincoln Crown Court, she was sentenced to 14 months in a young offender institution and banned from driving for three years.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Every few minutes you turned to look at them, and if you saw one of them moving the offender had to retire to the back line and begin again.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier