THE CHESTER Chronicle is today asking readers to demand an internet company removes a sickening paedophile site from the web.
 Search engine provider Google is investigating the site but it is unlikely they will remove it because Cheshire police say it is not illegal. The site appears alongside guides to Chester's tourist attractions and hotel accommodation. The Chronicle alerted the authorities after web designer Keith Secker, 25, innocently typed 'Chester Guide' into the popular search engine run by Google. Mr Secker, of Steele Street, in Chester city centre, was trying to find accommodation for his mum. But at number two in the 50-strong list of options to appear on screen was a web site entitled: Chester's guide to picking up little girls which went on: 'Have you ever hung around playgrounds wishing you could just...' The rest is too obscene to print in a family newspaper. Cheshire Constabulary's paedophile unit alerted the Internet Watch Foundation but says legally there is little it can do because the site does not breach the Obscene Publications Act and is not hosted in the UK. Police have advised objectors to bombard Google and the internet service provider marhost.com with complaints. PC Stuart McIntosh of the unit said: 'It doesn't contain images but it is morally offensive and reprehensible.' Google spokeswoman Debbie Frost said: 'We look at complaints and investigate every one but we haven't had a second to investigate this one. We will look into it. It is important we don't have any illegal information on our web site but it's looking like this might be all right. We are just a purveyor of information.' Mr Secker found the site sandwiched between two others offering accommodation in the city and clicked on the site without studying wording carefully. He was shocked at the content , which includes headings like 'Where to find 'em' with 'jokey' tips on how to approach 'Girls 9 and under' and '11-14 year-olds'. Chester refers not to the city, but to the site's apparently American author who goes under the warped name of 'Chester the Molester'. Mr Secker said: 'Because the header says Chester's Guide most people would think it's based in this town. 'Chester is a tourist town and people might want to play around on the net to get information. If the first thing they find suggests it's good for picking up young girls it might put people off.' John Price, leader of Chester City Council and a grandfather, refuses to look at the site but is disgusted having seen the introductory description. He said: 'I have asked our IT technical people to try and get hold of Google, who run the search engine, to get it taken off. This is why the FBI are taking action on this sort of thing. 'Anyone looking for Chester who got those introductory remarks might not necessarily reach the same conclusion you and I have done. 'They may think it relates to activities taking place in Chester and it may dissuade visitors from coming here.' Steve Howe, of Lime Grove, Hoole, who set up the award-winning Chester website www.bwpics.co.uk, said: 'Clearly I don't approve of its presence. It's bad for the town if coincidentally the author has the same name. Chester is a popular name in America. I think it's a sick joke.' Ken Sproston, city council head of ICT, described the site as 'outrageous'. His staff have now contacted police, Google and will get in touch with Moroccan-based internet service provider marhost.com. to demand it is removed. The sick website is too obscene to reproduce, but amongst its contents are: * Tips on picking up little girls under nine. * Guidelines on contacting paedophile organisations. * How to entice children with sweets and toys. * How to get victims alone in a car. The Internet Watch Foundation's website is www.iwf.org.uk and can be contacted on: 01223 237700. Bombard Google by emailing: comments@google.com-Chester MP Christine Russell has agreed to demand a change to the law to make such sickening sites illegal. | 
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