More sex offenders in England and Wales could be released amid court system crisis, police sources say

Sources tell the Guardian they are braced for more offenders being bailed into the community ahead of October’s early prisoner release

More sexual predators in England and Wales could be freed instead of jailed because of the pressure on courts and prisons, police sources have told the Guardian.

The warning comes after the Metropolitan police commissioner, Mark Rowley, on Thursday condemned the release on bail of a man after he admitted taking pictures of children and women, and then using AI to sexualise them.