Manchester Piccadilly railway station (Image: Manchester Evening News) However while Byrne and the boy were sipping their drinks, the real police turned up before Byrne was able 'to form the intent to commit a sexual offence'. The judge heard they walked to a McDonald's on Lord Street, as the toilets at the Lime Street branch were locked, and Byrne bought the boy a hot chocolate, reports The Echo. The court heard Byrne told the shopkeeper he would 'radio in' the lost boy, and walked away with him towards a McDonald's, telling him "I was due to finish early but now I have to deal with you." Liverpool Crown Court heard on Tuesday that Byrne, of Fountains Road in Birkenhead, was flagged down by the shopkeeper at around 3.10am, who had been previously been led to believe that Byrne was an undercover officer. Meanwhile, prolific child abuser Byrne, 56, was prowling the area. However he ended up lost and scared in the early hours of February 27 this year, and turned to a city centre shopkeeper for help. READ MORE: The fascinating link between Coco Chanel and the North West - and how she changed fashion forever READ MORE: She cheated on her husband with personal trainer - then used his bank account to steal thousands from her boss ![]() The 13-year-old victim in the latest case had run away from where he was living and travelled on his own into Liverpool city centre, hoping to find his mum's house in the Everton area, the city's crown court was told. In that case, he 'befriended' a young boy near Piccadilly railway station, in breach of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order which prevented him from having any contact with underage youngsters, prosecutors said. ![]() He had previously been caught in Manchester impersonating a police officer in 2003, the judge was told. Robert Byrne was told by a judge who jailed him that he had a 'lifetime of committing sexual offences against teenage boys'. A cold and distressed young boy lost in a city centre fell into the clutches of a prolific paedophile prowling the streets at 3am dressed as a police officer - wearing a bullet proof vest, a utility belt and holding what appeared to be a wireless radio, a court heard.
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