Police are hunting a convicted paedophile who was caught twice by vigilante groups posing as young girls.

Sex offender Allen Hardman, who has links to Dover and Manchester, is wanted for breaching a court order imposed on him.

He is now alleged to have compromised the court order after an incident in Folkestone.

The 26-year-old was handed a community order back in 2019 at a Manchester court after he attempted to meet a girl under 16 after grooming and he attempted to engage in sexual communication.

Hardman believed he was talking to girls as young as 12 but was in fact talking to decoy profiles set up by a paedophile hunter group, according to the Manchester Evening News.

And less than a month after being released from remand, he was caught by the same group talking with someone he believed to be a 14-year-old girl.

Hardman was jailed for three years at Manchester Crown Court in October 2019.

Kent Police issued a wanted appeal for him for failing to comply with a court order.

The Crimestoppers website states he is wanted for failure to comply with a sexual offence notification order he breached in Folkestone.

Police have not disclosed further information about the nature of the alleged breach.

Yesterday, KentOnline revealed a man with links to Kent being hunted by Devon and Cornwall Police is a convicted killer.

Police searching for Peter Clement wanted on recall to prison have warned the public not to approach him.

He was jailed for his part in the brutal killing of “gentle” alcoholic David Wilkes in the peace garden at Dane John Gardens, Canterbury.

If you know where Hardman is, call 999, quoting reference 46/158893/24.

You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 or you can use its online form.