A BRITISH fugitive wanted over sex offences against children has been arrested in a town near Spain’s Costa del Sol.
The alleged perpetrator repeatedly attacked one of his victims in her home, according to the testimony.
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He was arrested last Christmas eve in a joint operation by the local police and civil guard.
The unnamed pensioner was held in Coin, a 35-minute drive north of Marbella, according to local reports.
Spanish police have yet to make any official comment.
Respected local paper Malaga Hoy said the arrested man was leading a “normal life” in the town.
He is now facing extradition to Britain.
It was not immediately clear this morning if he had already appeared before a judge as part of the return process and whether he has consented to being flown back to the UK or is opposing extradition.
The unnamed man is said to be wanted over sexual assaults on two alleged victims who were aged just 10 and 13 at the time.
The first crime dates back to 1967 when the alleged perpetrator was 22 years old and inappropriately touched a teenager who was in his home.
The fugitive also apparently repeatedly assaulted another minor between 1994 and 1997 when he would have already turned 52.
The girl stated that the man entered her room and the traumatising event occurred up to “four or five times”.
Last month police revealed a British wife killer had been arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after nearly a decade on the run.
Glenn Wathall, sentenced to life imprisonment in 1999 for beating his partner to death in a Christmas Day attack.
But he had gone AWOL following his February 2015 breach of bail conditions after his release from jail on parole.
The detention of the 65-year-old, from Burton-on-Trent in Staffordshire, occurred in the Costa Blanca resort of Torrevieja.
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