The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) will carry out the inquiry after it emerged the Metropolitan police failed to place appropriate warnings on police systems after the arrest of Jose Luis Chuecca (also known as Jose Luis Magana-Chueca).
On August 17th 2009 he was convicted of four counts of causing or inciting a boy under the age of 13 to engage in sexual activity at Blackfriars crown court.
However, despite previous convictions in his native Spain and an arrest by the Met in 2003, he was still able to obtain a Clean Criminal Records Bureau check, thus leading to his job as a driver contracted by a council to take vulnerable children to school. It is here that he came into contact with his victim in November 2008.
IPCC commissioner Rachel Cerfontyne said: 'These are very serious allegations and need to be thoroughly examined, which is why we have decided to independently investigate this case.
'We will be looking at the circumstances surrounding the police investigation into Chuecca from when he first came to notice of the Metropolitan police to see whether the officers followed necessary policies and dealt with the boy and his mother in a reasonable way.'
The boy's mother also complained that the officers who dealt with the case failed to act in an appropriate and professional way.
Chuecca had previously been sentenced to 77 years imprisonment on indecency charges. He was allowed bail pending appeal and fled Spain.
On August 17th 2009 he was convicted of four counts of causing or inciting a boy under the age of 13 to engage in sexual activity at Blackfriars crown court.
However, despite previous convictions in his native Spain and an arrest by the Met in 2003, he was still able to obtain a Clean Criminal Records Bureau check, thus leading to his job as a driver contracted by a council to take vulnerable children to school. It is here that he came into contact with his victim in November 2008.
IPCC commissioner Rachel Cerfontyne said: 'These are very serious allegations and need to be thoroughly examined, which is why we have decided to independently investigate this case.
'We will be looking at the circumstances surrounding the police investigation into Chuecca from when he first came to notice of the Metropolitan police to see whether the officers followed necessary policies and dealt with the boy and his mother in a reasonable way.'
The boy's mother also complained that the officers who dealt with the case failed to act in an appropriate and professional way.
Chuecca had previously been sentenced to 77 years imprisonment on indecency charges. He was allowed bail pending appeal and fled Spain.
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