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| Ex-policeman in sex slave probe | Ex-policeman in sex slave probe |
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| A former British policeman has been arrested in Thailand over claims he sold women into slavery. | A former British policeman has been arrested in Thailand over claims he sold women into slavery. |
| Ian Shuttleworth is accused of luring Thai women to London under false promises of a job in a restaurant. | Ian Shuttleworth is accused of luring Thai women to London under false promises of a job in a restaurant. |
| Thai police believe the women were then sold to brothel owners who forced them into sex slavery. | Thai police believe the women were then sold to brothel owners who forced them into sex slavery. |
| Mr Shuttleworth, 45, who runs a security services agency in Bangkok, protested his innocence at a media conference in Bangkok on Wednesday. | Mr Shuttleworth, 45, who runs a security services agency in Bangkok, protested his innocence at a media conference in Bangkok on Wednesday. |
| Police Major General Panya Maman said: "We arrested him because a victim, whom the suspect sent abroad but now is in Thailand, insisted that the suspect sent her for prostitution." | Police Major General Panya Maman said: "We arrested him because a victim, whom the suspect sent abroad but now is in Thailand, insisted that the suspect sent her for prostitution." |
| No charges | No charges |
| Mr Shuttleworth, who was born in St Helens, Merseyside, said: "An allegation has been made and the police have to do their job. | Mr Shuttleworth, who was born in St Helens, Merseyside, said: "An allegation has been made and the police have to do their job. |
| "They must arrest me in the circumstances because of the allegation that has been made. | "They must arrest me in the circumstances because of the allegation that has been made. |
| I know that my dad has nothing to worry about James Shuttleworth | I know that my dad has nothing to worry about James Shuttleworth |
| "At the moment, I don't really know exactly what the situation is." | "At the moment, I don't really know exactly what the situation is." |
| No charges have yet been brought by Thai police. | No charges have yet been brought by Thai police. |
| Mr Shuttleworth's son James, 27, a project manager from Leeds, who was with him when he was arrested, told BBC London he was shocked at the allegations. | Mr Shuttleworth's son James, 27, a project manager from Leeds, who was with him when he was arrested, told BBC London he was shocked at the allegations. |
| But he added: "I know that my dad has nothing to worry about." | But he added: "I know that my dad has nothing to worry about." |
| He said his father was semi-retired and had been living in Bangkok for around five years. |