Images of the suspect were originally scrambled Monday, 15 October 2007
BBC News
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 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.
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.
'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.
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.
It said more than 200 people had responded to their appeal.
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 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.
Using sophisticated software, investigators have identified and rescued nearly 600 victims from 31 countries.
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.
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.
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'
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.
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.
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 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.
Using sophisticated software, investigators have identified and rescued nearly 600 victims from 31 countries.
4 comments:
south east asian govt need to set up special security for these special foreigner. if this happen in singapore. I bet the govt there would cut off their private parts or finger.
the asian govt failed big time to protect it people. shame on you !
No no no
what is wrong about having sex with children? some children are so flirting and want to seduce the adults to have sex with them? this should be case by case basis? Being a phedophile is wrong? Being a gay or lesbian is wrong? We are not in their situation, we cant know what is going on with them? Interview them to know the truth? study on Phedophilia is recommended? Before it was generally accepted that act of gay love is wrong, but now? Maybe it is their gene to lure and make them have sex with children? Why they should do this without any force from their heart and mind? Very hard to say from a reasonable man perspective!need further research and study!
the asian govt failed big time to protect it people?
You mean no child ever been molested in the US, UK, ..., or AU? What are you, a cracked pot?
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