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Two convicted paedophiles who are persons of interest in the disappearance of William Tyrrell may have met on the day he went missing.

The family of convicted paedophile Tony Jones said that he went to meet his friend, convicted child sex offender Paul Bickford, on the day William disappeared in June 2014, The Daily Telegraph reports.

However, when questioned by police about his whereabouts on the day, Jones reportedly told them he was in the bush collecting scrap metal.

Bickford is said to have told police he was having lunch with friends in Port Macquarie and outside court last month he denied he was close friends with Jones.

The pair were reportedly driving vehicles with similar descriptions to the ones spotted by William’s mother on the day he vanished from his grandmother’s home in Kendall, near Port Macquarie.

Both men have denied any involvement in William’s disappearance.

A close relative told the newspaper that Jones had said he was “going to see Paul Bickford” and collect scrap on the day William disappeared.

“Paul Bickford and Tony Jones often went fishing and I can categorically, without any fear call b——- on the fact Paul Bickford and Tony Jones were simply ‘acquaintances’,” the relative’s statement reads.

“They were close friends, no doubt about it.”

Another statement from Jones’s family said Bickford was living in a pub at the time and Jones had told them he was going to the pub.

“It’s sketchy as to if he said he was going to see Paul Bickford at the same time. But we believe Paul Bickford’s name was mentioned in passing,” the statement said.

Last September Jones was jailed for the aggravated ­indecent assault of a young girl.

Bickford is serving a ­suspended sentence for indecently assaulting a girl with autism.

A police spokesman said he was aware of the conversations that Jones had had with his family and the investigation continues.

“As this is an ongoing investigation, it’s not appropriate we discuss who is or who is not a person of interest,” he said.

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  • Again, our justice system is too lenient on people like this.
    What is it going to take to make sure people who do these sorts of things are kept behind bars so they can never re-offend ever again?!
    Honestly makes me so mad that people who do this kind of stuff get away with it so lightly.

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  • Can not believe they still haven’t found William so many years now so scary

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  • This poor little boy and family. I hope they find him or get closure.

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  • for the lives of the family, I hope this case is resolved soon x

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  • nah too much bs! where is this poor child! he needs to be back with his family!

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  • You can’t help feeling that lies are suspicious.

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  • I pray that there will be some answers soon so that William’s family can find peace of some sort.

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  • Williams poor family. This is a nightmare that we all hope we never get to find out what it feels like to be involved in. I hope they get answers sooner rather then later.

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  • I hope the police get some answers for the family. This would be so difficult to live not knowing

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  • This must be so awful for William’s family. I hope they get a breakthrough soon so they can all get some peace, either way.

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  • This must be so hard for the Tyrell family. I hope answers are found soon.

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  • Lke it

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  • I so hope that they can find out what happened to this poor boy. And that his family can have some closure and grieve properly.

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  • Omg, I hope they find the truth and hope William is found alive and safe.

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