A PEDOPHILE will be barred from deportation because a judge said his crimes “caused no real harm”.

Zulquarnain Rafique, who was imprisoned because of him sexual offenses against childrenfacing being kicked out by Home Office.

He appealed a removal order to his native Germany and he won.

Officials then appealed.

Judge Paul Lodato ruled against them, saying: “It is clear that Rafique’s offending did not cause any real harm, let alone serious harm.”

conservative Sir John Hayes MP said: “This man would face no horror in Germany. I find it inexplicable why a judge said this person cannot be deported.”

Rafique, 25, came for the first time before COURTS in 2022 for attempting to sexually communicate with a 16-year-old girl.

He got suspended prison sentence and sexual harm prevention order.

But police who installed monitoring software on his laptop found he persistently tried to log into the Habbo virtual world, widely used by children.

He also searched for sexually explicit content online.

Repeated breaches of the order meant Rafique, who was granted permanent residence in 2011 aged 13 and lived in Rochdale, Gtr Manchesterhe was ordered to serve his sentence of one year in prison.

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