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| Thais arrest paedophile suspect | |
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| A Canadian paedophile suspect who sparked a global manhunt has been arrested in Thailand, police say. | A Canadian paedophile suspect who sparked a global manhunt has been arrested in Thailand, police say. |
| Christopher Paul Neil, a 32-year-old teacher, was held in the north-east of the country, suspected of abusing boys in 200 online images. | Christopher Paul Neil, a 32-year-old teacher, was held in the north-east of the country, suspected of abusing boys in 200 online images. |
| Interpol had appealed for help after experts unscrambled digitally-swirled internet photos of the suspect. | Interpol had appealed for help after experts unscrambled digitally-swirled internet photos of the suspect. |
| He arrived in Thailand last week from South Korea, where he had been working as an English teacher. | He arrived in Thailand last week from South Korea, where he had been working as an English teacher. |
| UNFOLDING INVESTIGATION Dec 2004: Abuse photos, some date-stamped 2002 or 2003, found on internet8 Oct 2007: Interpol's global appeal for information9 Oct: Interpol says more than 200 responses received11 Oct: Suspect flies into Bangkok on one-way ticket19 Oct: Suspect arrested in north-east Thailand | UNFOLDING INVESTIGATION Dec 2004: Abuse photos, some date-stamped 2002 or 2003, found on internet8 Oct 2007: Interpol's global appeal for information9 Oct: Interpol says more than 200 responses received11 Oct: Suspect flies into Bangkok on one-way ticket19 Oct: Suspect arrested in north-east Thailand |
| Police across Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam had been searching for Mr Neil since he arrived in the region. | Police across Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam had been searching for Mr Neil since he arrived in the region. |
| "My officers arrested him in the countryside in Nakhon Ratchasima this morning," tourist police chief Chuchart Suwannakom told Reuters news agency. | "My officers arrested him in the countryside in Nakhon Ratchasima this morning," tourist police chief Chuchart Suwannakom told Reuters news agency. |
| Nakhon Ratchasima is around 250 km (150 miles) north-east of the Thai capital, Bangkok. | Nakhon Ratchasima is around 250 km (150 miles) north-east of the Thai capital, Bangkok. |
| Police said he would be returned to Bangkok later in the day for questioning. | Police said he would be returned to Bangkok later in the day for questioning. |
| The arrest follows lengthy efforts to identify a man seen in more than 200 online images of alleged sexual abuse involving young boys. | The arrest follows lengthy efforts to identify a man seen in more than 200 online images of alleged sexual abuse involving young boys. |
| The man's face had been digitally scrambled, but the international police agency Interpol used software to create a usable image of their suspect. | The man's face had been digitally scrambled, but the international police agency Interpol used software to create a usable image of their suspect. |
| They then launched their first-ever global appeal to the public for information that would help them identify the man. | They then launched their first-ever global appeal to the public for information that would help them identify the man. |
| Earlier this week, Mr Neil was named as a suspect. Footage from a security camera at Bangkok airport recorded his entry into Thailand on 11 October. | Earlier this week, Mr Neil was named as a suspect. Footage from a security camera at Bangkok airport recorded his entry into Thailand on 11 October. |
| Police had been searching for him since. | Police had been searching for him since. |
| Mr Neil, from British Columbia, has been teaching at schools in Thailand, South Korea and Vietnam since 2000. |