Nigerian sex trafficker, Peter Omoruyi employed by a British charity after being convicted in France

A Nigerian sex trafficker was allegedly employed by a British charity for vulnerable teenage girls just five months after being convicted in France.

Peter Omoruyi, 36, was able to secure the position at Streetz Ahead Creative Housing due to a 'loophole' that means 'unregulated care homes' providing housing for older teenagers are not yet registered with Ofsted. 

Omoruyi had been convicted in his absence of four offences of modern slavery and human trafficking in June 2022. He was sentenced to six years in prison which he has not yet served. 

He got a job as a support worker at the charity - which houses vulnerable teenagers, including girls - just five months after the conviction, the Sunday Express reported. 

The loophole means the charity, in Stroud, Gloucestershire, is not yet subject to Ofsted's stringent conditions, such as overseas conviction checks on staff. 

The charity, which is yet to be registered with Ofsted, gives supported accommodation for girls and boys aged 16 to 18 until they find permanent homes. 

The sex trafficker got the job through an agency and did not reveal the conviction at any point during his employment, it was reported. 

Omoruyi was fully checked for criminal convictions in the UK by the charity. 

However, the loophole means staff at such housing providers do not yet have to undergo checks for overseas convictions. 

The former support worker was arrested on a European arrest Warrant in January while trying to fly to Nigeria. 

Omoruyi has since left the charity, which was reportedly unaware of the conviction or extradition until contacted by the Sunday Express last week. 

Westminster Magistrates' Court heard at a hearing in February that Omoruyi was aware of the conviction, as a lawyer represented him at trial. 

The conviction regarded 'aiding prostitution from 2019 to 2020 and human trafficking by driving prostitutes around in Lyon', the court heard. 

The prostitution earned Omoruyi at least €190,000 yet he had not declared any income in France, the court was also told. 

Omoruyi is a father-of-two in France and also fathered two children in Nigeria, who are now in the UK, and owns a flat in Stroud. 

He also has indefinite leave to remain in the UK, it was reported. 

The convict's bail was refused after the CPS argued there were 'serious concerns about further offences'. Omoruyi made a further bail application last month and was released on conditional bail after paying a surety of £10,000, claiming his family helped him pay the fee. 

When confronted by the Sunday Express, the sex trafficker said he was innocent and had a lawyer appealing the conviction. He also claimed he was not convicted when he applied to work at Streetz Ahead. 

He said he was fighting extradition as he has a brain tumour and desires to be with his children in the UK. He said: 'My baby mama in France told me they are looking for me. 

I engaged a lawyer who appealed the decision and we're awaiting a date.' 

He added: 'I didn't transport prostitutes, I didn't traffic women.' 

Leigh Brown, a former Care Quality Commission inspector who took over as operation director at Streetz Ahead in January, said: 'Streetz Ahead have had no knowledge of any historical or existing issues relating to any staff members, past of present, that have been convicted of crimes. 

'Our safer recruitment processes are in place to ensure this is the case and puts an onus on all staff at the point of recruitment to self-declare.'

Culled From Daily Mail Online