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A Save the Children worker who belonged to an international paedophile ring has been told to expect a prison term after admitting sexually abusing a child.A Save the Children worker who belonged to an international paedophile ring has been told to expect a prison term after admitting sexually abusing a child.
Sohail Ayaz, 35, pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to raping a boy.Sohail Ayaz, 35, pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to raping a boy.
Ayaz, a Pakistani national who lived in Whiting Avenue, Barking, also admitted distributing images of the child and possessing 397 other indecent pictures.Ayaz, a Pakistani national who lived in Whiting Avenue, Barking, also admitted distributing images of the child and possessing 397 other indecent pictures.
The charity said no criminal record check had been done because Ayaz, an accountant, had no access to children.The charity said no criminal record check had been done because Ayaz, an accountant, had no access to children.
It was a case that has shocked and horrified us as a children's organisation Ishbel Matheson, Save the ChildrenIt was a case that has shocked and horrified us as a children's organisation Ishbel Matheson, Save the Children
Judge Peter Telstar ordered him to be held in custody until sentencing and told him jail was inevitable for "such a serious case".Judge Peter Telstar ordered him to be held in custody until sentencing and told him jail was inevitable for "such a serious case".
Ayaz was caught after Rome-based police started an investigation into an Italian child abuser.Ayaz was caught after Rome-based police started an investigation into an Italian child abuser.
They found the Italian suspect had been supplied with the details of 15 Romanian children by Ayaz.They found the Italian suspect had been supplied with the details of 15 Romanian children by Ayaz.
Ayaz was allegedly acting as middleman for a Swedish paedophile who said he could provide Romanian children for sexual abuse.Ayaz was allegedly acting as middleman for a Swedish paedophile who said he could provide Romanian children for sexual abuse.
Italian police informed their British counterparts who began their own investigation.Italian police informed their British counterparts who began their own investigation.
Det Sgt Nick Duffield, of the Metropolitan Police's paedophile unit, said: "It was important that he, being a Pakistani national, didn't get any idea we had become aware of him and disappear off to Pakistan.Det Sgt Nick Duffield, of the Metropolitan Police's paedophile unit, said: "It was important that he, being a Pakistani national, didn't get any idea we had become aware of him and disappear off to Pakistan.
Arrested at deskArrested at desk
"For that reason it was vital we arrested him somewhere we definitely knew he was going to be - his place of work.""For that reason it was vital we arrested him somewhere we definitely knew he was going to be - his place of work."
He added: "Save the Children helped us snare him."He added: "Save the Children helped us snare him."
Ishbel Matheson, spokeswoman for the charity, said: "For the next two weeks we liaised with the police and closely monitored Ayaz.Ishbel Matheson, spokeswoman for the charity, said: "For the next two weeks we liaised with the police and closely monitored Ayaz.
"It was a case that has shocked and horrified us as a children's organisation.""It was a case that has shocked and horrified us as a children's organisation."
Police arrested him on 4 February at his desk in the charity's headquarters in Farringdon, central London. She said it had not been possible to carry out a Criminal Records Bureau check on Ayaz because it was not the policy of the the bureau to check up on people with no direct access to children.
Police arrested the accountant on 4 February at his desk in the charity's headquarters in Farringdon, central London.
A search of Ayaz's rented flat found hundreds of indecent images and videos he had collected through "file-sharing activities".A search of Ayaz's rented flat found hundreds of indecent images and videos he had collected through "file-sharing activities".
Some fell into the most serious Level Five category.Some fell into the most serious Level Five category.
Ayaz will be sentenced on 28 July.Ayaz will be sentenced on 28 July.