{"id":290140,"date":"2025-10-25T21:04:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T20:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/sex-offender-released-by-mistake-turned-away-from-prison-after-trying-to-return\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T21:04:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T20:04:55","slug":"sex-offender-released-by-mistake-turned-away-from-prison-after-trying-to-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/sex-offender-released-by-mistake-turned-away-from-prison-after-trying-to-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Sex offender released by mistake turned away from prison after trying to return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/WAiGd9vP1Ys\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Sex offender released by mistake turned away from prison after trying to return\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WAiGd9vP1Ys\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Epping sex offender Hadush Kebatu, who&#8217;s thought to be in London after he was released yesterday from prison by mistake, was turned away from Chelmsford jail by staff when he tried to return and directed to the railway station instead. Kebatu was jailed just weeks ago for sexually assaulting a woman and a 14-year-old girl<\/p>\n<p>He was supposed to be deported but was wrongly categorised as a prisoner to be freed on licence. 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