Police are appealing for assistance in seeking the whereabouts of a missing sex offender in Hackney.

Andrzej Gluth, aged 27, has failed to comply with his notification requirements under the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

A Polish national, he was convicted in December 2007 of a sexual assault, of intentionally touching a female contrary to section 3 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

Gluth is white with short brown hair, and he is believed to be in London.

He is a heavy drinker and of no fixed abode, but is known to squat in vacant buildings.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact DC Maria Wynter, of Hackney’s public protection unit on 0207 249 1525, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.