A MAN wanted by Gloucestershire Constabulary in connection with sex offences has connections to Devon as police widen their search.

Devon and Cornwall Police have asked the public to contact their colleagues at Gloucestershire Constabulary if they see 58-year-old Derek Johnson, pictured.

The public are advised not to approach Mr Johnson, who is believed to have committed offences in Gloucestershire, Kent and potentially elsewhere in the UK, befriending vulnerable victims online before travelling to meet them in person.

He was arrested by Hertfordshire Police last month at Gloucestershire Constabulary’s request, before later failing to answer to bail.

It is believed he could now be anywhere in the country, police have said.

Anyone who sees Johnson, or has any information about his whereabouts, is asked to report information online using the following form, quoting incident 324 of 3 March.