A SEX offender who cops say is "extremely dangerous" is STILL on the loose after escaping form an open prison.
Police have asked the public not to approach Paul Robson, who was jailed for life in 2000 for crawling through a woman's cat flap and attacking her in her own home.
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Robson is still on the loose Credit: PA
He was moved to HMP North Sea Camp near Boston, Lincs, last month, after being refused parole five times.
He vanished from the open prison on Sunday, with cops urging the public to get in touch with any information on his whereabouts or sightings.
Cops initially thought Robson had remained in the Boston area, but have since warned that he could be "anywhere in the country".
Detective Chief Superintendent Andy Cox yesterday said: "Robson is a dangerous sex offender and while he presents a particular danger to women and young children, I believe he can cause real harm to anyone he comes across.
“If you see Robson, please do not approach him, and do not try to apprehend him yourself. Call 999 immediately. We are really grateful for all the shares so far and rest assured we will continue our efforts to find and arrest him. Thank you.”
Chief Superintendent Cox said the force was "working tirelessly" to hunt down the dangerous creep.
It was revealed that Dominic Raab will personally take decisions on whether high-risk criminals like Robson will be moved to open jails.
Currently, it is The Parole Board who makes recommendations about who they think should be moved, and The Ministry of Justice who makes the decisions.
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Vile Robson's escape has sparked outcry, with former Tory peer Lord Frost, who quit the PM's cabinet last year, tweeting: "One has to ask why Paul Robson, a criminal who is so dangerous he should not be approached, and who as the police say can cause 'real harm to anyone he comes across' was in a Cat D open prison with 'minimal security' in the first place."
Shadow Justice Secretary Steve Reed said: "Dominic Raab has serious questions to answer about why such a dangerous criminal was deemed fit to be in an open prison where he could abscond.
"The public will be deeply concerned that, yet again, this high-on-tax, soft-on-crime Conservative government have put the public at risk."
Newcastle-born Robson was described as a "menace to females" as he was sentenced to life at Oxford Crown Court more than two-decades ago.
He had placed a pillowcase over the woman's head after entering her home through a cat flap and held a knife to her throat as he subjected her to vile attacks.
Prior to the attack, Robson had been in and out of prison for a lifetime of attacks on women and girls as young as eight-years-old before being slapped with a life sentence.
Members of the public are urged to call 999 with any information or sightings.