A convicted sex offender escaped during a supervised outing in Essen on Tuesday afternoon. The police reported this and are searching for the man using a photo.

“The 46-year-old man was able to escape from his supervisor in a shopping center on Limbecker Platz at around 3 p.m.,” the police reported. An intensive manhunt for the convicted man is underway.

This is how the police describe the 46-year-old:

The police are asking the public: “If you see the man or have any information about his whereabouts, please call the police control center immediately on 110. Please do not speak to the man.”