Canadian Paedophile Suspect, Christopher Paul Neil Arrested In Thailand

Canadian paedophile suspect Christopher Paul Neil, accused of raping young boys in Vietnam and Cambodia and unmasked by a unique Interpol Internet appeal, was arrested in Thailand on Friday, police said.

Neil, 32, was arrested in the early hours of the morning after a nationwide police manhunt. He fled South Korea to Thailand last week.

The Canadian Embassy declined to comment. The suspect's hometown was not immediately known.

Investigators have been hunting the man for three years, since German police discovered online photographs of him abusing underage Asian boys.

The man's face was initially disguised behind a digitalized swirl but German police recreated an image of the man's face and released four reconstructed photos of him last week.

Interpol issued its first-ever global appeal for public help last week and said that more than 350 people supplied tips to authorities worldwide.

Thailand was at the centre of an international manhunt, and authorities in the country, in co-operation with Interpol and police around the world lost no time in tracking him down to face justice.
(Image Source - Interpol/Reuters)