[sanjuro]

INTERPOL seeks public’s help to identify man photographed sexually abusing children Operation Vico

LYON, France – INTERPOL is making a public worldwide request for assistance in identifying a man photographed sexually abusing children in a series of images posted on the Internet, the first time the organization has made such an appeal.

Although the original photographs had been digitally altered by him or his accomplices to disguise his face, specialists from the Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) in Germany working with INTERPOL’s Trafficking in Human Beings unit have been able to produce an identifiable picture.

Despite extensive global efforts to identify and locate this individual through INTERPOL’s network of 186 National Central Bureaus and specialist units, the man’s identity and nationality still remain unknown.

'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,' said INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble.

'We have very good reason to believe that he travels the world in order to sexually abuse and exploit vulnerable children and as an 186-member country police organization, INTERPOL is uniquely positioned to co-ordinate this global effort to identify and bring him to justice,' added Mr Noble.

The search for the individual has been codenamed Vico after analysis of the photographs, around 200 in total featuring 12 different young boys, established that the pictures were taken in Vietnam and Cambodia.

'The decision to make public this man’s picture was not one which was taken lightly, but after thoughtful consideration and with the full agreement of experts from INTERPOL’s member countries dedicated to fighting this appalling criminal activity,' said Kristin Kvigne, Assistant Director of INTERPOL’s Trafficking in Human Beings Unit.

'We are certainly not encouraging members of the public to take any direct action themselves, particularly since any positive identification would need to be confirmed by law enforcement authorities but if anyone recognizes this person, or has any information that could help investigators, please contact the police or INTERPOL National Central Bureau in your country.'

The photographs of the man can be seen on the INTERPOL website, www.interpol.int. Any questions, information or comments can be sent to INTERPOL’s Trafficking in Human Beings Unit via the following link http://www.interpol.int/public/thb/vico/default.asp

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[ire]

Instead of distort, why didn't he just erase his face? For the better though, hope they catch the bastard

 

[reflux]

Dad???

 

[BurlyShirley]

You know, I have a subnormal neighbor who never waves, just blankly stares at me when he walks or drives by, even the couple of times I waved at him. I wouldnt put it past that dirtbag.

 

[DRB]

Kinda looks like bv.....

 

[MMike]

...or Henry Rollins?

 

[sanjuro]

...or Henry Rollins?

That pic looks like Henry Rollins, if you didn't deswirl...

 

[valve bouncer]

F*ck, too big for an avatar.

 

[sanjuro]

Christopher Paul Neil

Interpol identifies Canadian pedophile suspect

By Nopporn Wong-AnanTue Oct 16, 10:08 AM ET

After an unprecedented global appeal, Interpol identified a suspected serial pedophile being hunted across Asia on Tuesday as Christopher Paul Neil, a Canadian now believed to be in hiding in Bangkok.

Panaspong Sirawongse of Interpol in Thailand said Neil, whose digitally swirled face in Internet photos of child sex abuse was unscrambled by German police computer experts, had taught at an international school in the Thai capital in 2003-04.

He did not name the school, but said Thai immigration, crime suppression and child crime police were hunting for Neil, who entered the country last week from South Korea after Interpol posted unscrambled pictures of his face on the Web.

"They are also looking for children he abused and took photos with," Panaspong told Reuters. "There were three boys he had abused. One boy has been identified and is being sought, two others have not been identified."

Keo Vanthan, deputy director of Interpol in neighboring Cambodia, where police say Neil was photographed sexually abusing small boys, said border authorities had been alerted in case he tried to sneak out of Thailand by land.

"We have issued an alert to all our international borders," he said.

UNSWIRLED

Detectives have been trying to track down Neil, who was born in 1975, since German police discovered photographs on the Internet three years ago showing him raping 12 boys in Vietnam and Cambodia.

His face was disguised with a swirly digital pattern, but experts at Germany's BKA federal crime office managed to unravel the image, to reveal a white man with receding black hair.

When Interpol posted the cleaned-up picture of the suspect on its Web site (www.interpol.int) -- the first time it has issued a direct worldwide appeal -- more than 350 people came forward.

Neil, who had thus far been known only by the codename "Vico," was identified by information from five sources on three different continents, the international police body said.

On Monday, it released an image of Neil taken by security cameras at Bangkok airport last Thursday when he flew in from Seoul, where he had also been teaching. In the latest image, he looks significantly older and balder and is wearing glasses.

South Korea's Yonhap news agency said a student at a school in the southern city of Gwangju had identified Neil as his teacher for two months until he stopped showing up for class on Thursday -- three days after his picture was first released.

Neil taught social studies and English and had been to the University of British Columbia, the student was quoted as saying. He also said Neil had been generally liked but had a temper.

The Canadian embassy in Bangkok declined to comment.

 

[jimmydean]

He must have wanted to get caught for doing such a piss poor job at obfuscation.

I'm glad they caught the bastard.

 

[stevew]