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Sir Mark said: “Prosecutors rightly opposed bail on multiple occasions, building on officers’ clear assessments of the great risk he posed, and yet bail decisions were ultimately made that prioritised the offender’s interests over the safety and the peace of mind of the victims.

“A victim and their family found themselves living in close proximity to a man who had admitted targeting them.

“They were so fearful, they ultimately felt forced to move to distant temporary accommodation, disrupting their lives and disrupting their children’s lives, simply to escape being in the neighbourhood of the offender.”

He also criticised “some grossly irresponsible technology and AI companies”.

He said: “Dogan voyeuristically photographed children known to him before using an AI photo-editing technology to manipulate those images for his own sexual gratification. Companies must do more to prevent their platforms and tools from being used to facilitate sexual offending and harm.

“Innovation cannot come at the expense of public safety, and industry has a clear responsibility to help prevent these technologies being exploited by predators.

“Victims, in this case extremely young children and their families, deserve better from both the tech companies and the criminal justice system.”

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YES, we know it’s still T-shirt weather in much of England for at least five hours of the day in between downpours, but it’s time to start thinking about booking your Christmas days out.

One for the calendars is an immersive festive experience that transports families through a snowy North Pole, that’s returning for the second year in a row – and it has a new village and playground.

The Wundrful World of Christmas will return this November taking families on a journey through the snowy landscape to see Santa.

It’s specifically designed for children between the ages of three and eight, who will venture through the frosty landscape in a 50-minute experience.

The journey through the North Pole will begin in the Enchanted Forest towards the Elves’ Workshops.

Little ones can say hello to the elves who will be busy making presents and working at the toy sorting station.

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Then onto visit Mrs Claus in her cosy cottage where she’ll have plenty of biscuits to go around and tell a story or two.

Then it’s into Santa’s Study to do some letter writing and meet him in person.

Along the way there will be live performers, theatrical sets, storytelling animation screens and plenty of festive lights.

New for this year is the Elves’ Playground which will be fully kitted out with Christmas lights and trees.

It will also have fairground rides, food and drink and even a Christmas market for trinkets and gifts.

For anyone who visited last year at its Borough Yards venue, the experience has moved to Immerse LDN at Excel London.

Last year, one visitor said: “Lovely doing this experience with you guys!”

Another added: “We loved it too. Ours [kids] chewed the ear off Santa and he was brilliantly patient with the epic chinwag session.”

It will run from November 13 until December 24 and you can buy tickets here.

Tickets for adults start from £29.90 and £24.90 for children (1-15 years).