Bangkok - A suspected paedophile wanted by the international police organisation Interpol is in Thailand and authorities have mounted a manhunt for him, police said Tuesday.An image of Vico sent to Interpol following its worldwide appeal for information on his identity
The suspect, Canadian Christopher Paul Neil, 32, last week became the subject of Interpol's first-ever public appeal to catch a suspected paedophile. Though photos of him existed, he was only identified in the last few days.
Thai Interpol Police Superintendent Colonel Apichart Suriboonma confirmed Neil entered Thailand on October 11.
He added that on Tuesday they believed he was still in the country and the police were searching for him in the areas paedophiles frequent.
"We are focused on tourists resort areas, for example Pattaya and Phuket, where it is easy to approach children. This is where children become victims," Apichart said.
On October 8, Interpol in France made a public appeal to help find Neil after an investigation of about 200 photographs posted on the internet showed the suspect sexually abusing underage boys.
His face was digitally altered to mask his identity, but specialists from the German police bureau Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) working with Interpol's Trafficking in Human Beings unit were able to produce an identifiable picture.
"For years images of this man sexually abusing children have been circulating on the internet. We have tried all other means to identify and to bring him to justice, but we are now convinced that without the public's help this sexual predator could continue to rape and sexually abuse young children whose ages appear to range from six to early teens," Interpol Secretary General Ronald K Noble said when launching the public appeal last week.
Since the appeal, Interpol has received hundreds of tips about Neil.
The man pictured sexually abusing 12 different young boys in Vietnam and Cambodia in a series of around 200 images could otherwise not be identified, Interpol said.
Thai Interpol Police Superintendent Colonel Apichart Suriboonma confirmed Neil entered Thailand on October 11.
He added that on Tuesday they believed he was still in the country and the police were searching for him in the areas paedophiles frequent.
"We are focused on tourists resort areas, for example Pattaya and Phuket, where it is easy to approach children. This is where children become victims," Apichart said.
On October 8, Interpol in France made a public appeal to help find Neil after an investigation of about 200 photographs posted on the internet showed the suspect sexually abusing underage boys.
His face was digitally altered to mask his identity, but specialists from the German police bureau Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) working with Interpol's Trafficking in Human Beings unit were able to produce an identifiable picture.
"For years images of this man sexually abusing children have been circulating on the internet. We have tried all other means to identify and to bring him to justice, but we are now convinced that without the public's help this sexual predator could continue to rape and sexually abuse young children whose ages appear to range from six to early teens," Interpol Secretary General Ronald K Noble said when launching the public appeal last week.
Since the appeal, Interpol has received hundreds of tips about Neil.
The man pictured sexually abusing 12 different young boys in Vietnam and Cambodia in a series of around 200 images could otherwise not be identified, Interpol said.
Anyone with information on the man's current whereabouts is asked to contact their local police or Interpol via its website, www.interpol.int
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