article_snippet: Andrew Horrocks, 35, was jailed for 12 years in 2007 for raping and sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl.
article_snippet: Horrocks, who was based at the company's sorting depot in Prestwich, was sacked this week after the company was alerted to The convicted sex offender by one of The convicted sex offender colleagues.
article_snippet: The child rapist, from Wigan, told the company that The convicted sex offender had an unspent conviction for a 'sexual offence' when The convicted sex offender applied for the job.
article_snippet: The firm, which employs 4,500 people across the UK, says The firm, which employs 4,500 people across the UK then did a Criminal Records Bureau check on Horrocks, which confirmed The convicted sex offender had a conviction but the information was not passed on during the recruiting process.
article_snippet: Whistl claim Horrocks did not give full details of the offence and the company made no attempt to investigate what The convicted sex offender was jailed for.
article_snippet: Horrocks, who was based at this industrial estate in Prestwich, Greater Manchester, was sacked this week after one of Horrocks colleagues told bosses about Horrocks conviction . '
article_snippet: Horrocks had declared an unspent conviction and due to an unacceptable administrative error, his conviction was not highlighted.
article_snippet: As soon as we became aware of his conviction, we met with Horrocks and agreed to terminate Horrocks employment. '
highlights_snippet: Andrew Horrocks was jailed for sexual assault and raping a girl, five .
  
highlights_snippet: Andrew Horrocks was sacked after a colleague told bosses about a colleague conviction .