Boy (10) on sex offender register

London - A 10-year-old boy became one of the youngest to be put on Britain's sex offenders' register when he was convicted of…

London - A 10-year-old boy became one of the youngest to be put on Britain's sex offenders' register when he was convicted of assaulting an eight-year-old female classmate. The boy was also put on a three-year supervision order.

His lawyer, Mr Michael Ryan, said the listing of the boy was an infringement of his human rights and he would appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.

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