Convicted sex offender mistakenly released from a UK prison deported to Ethiopia

An Ethiopian man who was mistakenly released from a British prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting a teenager has been deported to his home country, the U.K. government said Wednesday, but only after he was paid 500 pounds ($660) to stop him from disrupting the flight.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was on a flight to Ethiopia that landed on Wednesday morning.

“I have pulled every lever to…