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| Online abuser 'English teacher' | |
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| Police conducting a worldwide hunt for a man shown sexually abusing children in internet pictures believe he is a teacher of English now in Thailand. | |
| The possible identification of the man, seen in about 200 images depicting abuse, comes after Interpol released a photograph of the suspect. | The possible identification of the man, seen in about 200 images depicting abuse, comes after Interpol released a photograph of the suspect. |
| The pictures of the man were digitally altered but police computer specialists have produced identifiable images. | The pictures of the man were digitally altered but police computer specialists have produced identifiable images. |
| Police said they may have been taken in Vietnam and Cambodia in 2002 and 2003. | Police said they may have been taken in Vietnam and Cambodia in 2002 and 2003. |
| The suspected child abuser was identified by five different sources from three continents as a man teaching English at a school in South Korea, Interpol said. | The suspected child abuser was identified by five different sources from three continents as a man teaching English at a school in South Korea, Interpol said. |
| His name, nationality, date of birth, passport number, and current and previous places of work have also been established, according to the international police organisation. | His name, nationality, date of birth, passport number, and current and previous places of work have also been established, according to the international police organisation. |
| 'All other means' | 'All other means' |
| Interpol said that on Thursday the man flew from Seoul to Bangkok International Airport, where his image was captured by security cameras. | Interpol said that on Thursday the man flew from Seoul to Bangkok International Airport, where his image was captured by security cameras. |
| It had said the man seen apparently abusing 12 boys in a number of images was a danger to children while he remained at large. | It had said the man seen apparently abusing 12 boys in a number of images was a danger to children while he remained at large. |
| The international police organisation launched its unprecedented global public appeal last week, after trying "all other means" to identify the man. | The international police organisation launched its unprecedented global public appeal last week, after trying "all other means" to identify the man. |
| It said more than 200 people had responded to their appeal. | It said more than 200 people had responded to their appeal. |
| Interpol database | Interpol database |
| The first pictures of the man were found three years ago in Germany and the search for the suspect had been codenamed Operation Vico. | The first pictures of the man were found three years ago in Germany and the search for the suspect had been codenamed Operation Vico. |
| The pictures had been manipulated to disguise the man's face with a swirl pattern, but computer specialists at Germany's federal police agency, the BKA, worked with Interpol's human trafficking team to produce identifiable images. | The pictures had been manipulated to disguise the man's face with a swirl pattern, but computer specialists at Germany's federal police agency, the BKA, worked with Interpol's human trafficking team to produce identifiable images. |
| Interpol maintains a database of 520,000 images of child sex abuse submitted by 36 member states. | Interpol maintains a database of 520,000 images of child sex abuse submitted by 36 member states. |
| Using sophisticated software, investigators have identified and rescued nearly 600 victims from 31 countries. | Using sophisticated software, investigators have identified and rescued nearly 600 victims from 31 countries. |