A child-sex beast is set to be booted out of the US and deported to his birthplace of Bermuda, The Royal Gazette can reveal.

David Alves was jailed earlier this year after being convicted of child pornography offences in New England.

It is understood he was nabbed by police after hardcore child porn was sent to him through the US postal system.

He was later convicted of possession of child pornography and sentenced to six months in jail.

Alves, 29, understood to still have family on the Island, was released last month.

But he is currently on three years probation -- plus a $5,000 immigration bond -- and wearing a hi-tech electronic tag.

Meanwhile a US Immigration Department hearing into his case is expected to take place later this month.

And US authorities are almost certain to recommend he be thrown out of the country as an undesirable alien.

Alves, who moved to the US with his parents around 20 years ago, is the holder of a British Dependent Territories Citizen passport and never took out US citizenship.

So the US authorities are within their rights to kick the Falls River, Massachussetts, resident out of the country.

And Bermuda will be forced to take Alves back because he has nowhere else to go -- and it is unlikely any other country would be prepared to take him.

Government House Registrar Paul Dryden yesterday confirmed Bermuda had been briefed by British Consular representatives in the US and by US authorities.

Mr. Dryden said: "We know about the case and we are making inquiries to the Consul General in Boston as well as the US immigration.

"Until we get a decision about deportation from the US authorities, we'll just have to wait.'' Mr. Dryden added: "Under international law, unfortunately he is a British Dependent Territories Citizen Bermuda passport holder and not a US national.

"If he was a US national, they couldn't deport him and, although he has not lived here for years as far as we know, we have an obligation to take him back.

"It would be a matter for the Bermuda Department of Immigration to decide what to with him then.'' Yesterday, Home Affairs and Public Safety Minister Maxwell Burgess said he was aware of the case.

But he insisted he was "not necessarily persuaded'' that Bermuda had any obligation to take in Alves and added he would be conducting further inquiries.

Sheelagh Cooper of the Coalition for the Protection of Children said yesterday she was concerned at the news Alves could be heading back to the Island.

And she added she was prepared to meet Alves if he is returned to Bermuda in a bid to impress on him the seriousness of his offence.

Ms Cooper added: "Bermuda would want to make a very clear statement that we don't tolerate that kind of thing here.

"And the Police should certainly be aware of his return.'' BERMUDA BDA CHILD CLD