A Dundee paedophile has died just two weeks after being granted early release from prison by the justice secretary. Dundee paedophile granted early release on ‘compassionate grounds’Cox had previously been convicted in 2016 after using the wi-fi at a Dundee library to download child abuse material. During the investigation, police found around 10,000 sickening child abuse images, including material involving babies being tortured. Cox had served just two months of his sentence at HMP Perth when he was granted early release on December 17 by Justice Secretary Angela Constance. Dundee sex offender dies two weeks after being releasedThe Scottish Government’s website confirmed that Cox died on Hogmanay, two weeks after his release from custody.