A sex pest was due before court for approaching under-16s – again.

But when Oliver Fitzroy failed to appear at Oxford Crown Court for his sentencing hearing on Tuesday it emerged that the Bullingdon prisoner was unwell.

Recorder John Bate-Williams adjourned the case until December 20.

Fitzroy, 68, was given a sexual offences prevention order in 2015 at Oxford Magistrates’ Court – and since then has repeatedly broken the order.

Earlier this month, Fitzroy pleaded guilty to breaching the order by approaching an under-16 in Oxford on April 18.

The convicted paedophile’s rap sheet dates back to 1974 and includes offences of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and attempted buggery.

He has repeatedly appeared before the Oxford courts for breaching the 2015 order, which prevents him from speaking to children.

On one occasion, Fitzroy had spoken to a boy under the age of 16 in a kebab shop before offering to pay him £5 to have sex with him.

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