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Paedophile suspect tracked to Thailand
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Following a unique public appeal from Interpol, the hunt for a notorious paedophile codenamed 'Vico' has now moved to Thailand, after he fled South Korea, where he had been working as an English teacher.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Interpol track paedophile suspect to Thailand
By Reuters
LONDON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - A unique public appeal by
Interpol in the hunt for a serial paedophile has identified a
suspect who is now believed to be on the run in Thailand, the
world police organisation said on Monday.
Interpol in the hunt for a serial paedophile has identified a
suspect who is now believed to be on the run in Thailand, the
world police organisation said on Monday.
Interpol said the man it codenames "Vico" had been working
as a teacher of English at a school in South Korea. But it said
that for "case investigative reasons" it could not yet reveal
his real name or nationality.
as a teacher of English at a school in South Korea. But it said
that for "case investigative reasons" it could not yet reveal
his real name or nationality.
He fled to Thailand last week, three days after Interpol
published photographs of him on its Web site and issued a
worldwide public appeal to identify him.
published photographs of him on its Web site and issued a
worldwide public appeal to identify him.
Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble said in a statement:
"Thailand is at the centre of an international manhunt, and
authorities in the country, in cooperation with Interpol and
police around the world, are hunting him down."
"Thailand is at the centre of an international manhunt, and
authorities in the country, in cooperation with Interpol and
police around the world, are hunting him down."
He praised the "remarkable" response to the appeal and
added: "We must once again enlist the public's support, this
time to pinpoint Vico's current location."
added: "We must once again enlist the public's support, this
time to pinpoint Vico's current location."
Investigators have been trying for three years to track down
the suspect after German police discovered the first of some 200
photographs on the Internet in which he was shown abusing 12
young boys in Vietnam and Cambodia.
the suspect after German police discovered the first of some 200
photographs on the Internet in which he was shown abusing 12
young 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
unscramble it.
experts at Germany's BKA federal crime office managed to
unscramble it.
The cleaned-up images, showing a white man with receding
black hair, were posted on Interpol's Web site www.interpol.int
a week ago.
black hair, were posted on Interpol's Web site www.interpol.int
a week ago.
On Monday the police organisation released an image of the
suspect taken by security cameras at Bangkok airport last
Thursday after he flew in from Seoul. He looks significantly
older and balder.
suspect taken by security cameras at Bangkok airport last
Thursday after he flew in from Seoul. He looks significantly
older and balder.
Interpol said more than 350 people responded to last week's
appeal, and the suspect was identified from information provided
by five sources on three different continents.
appeal, and the suspect was identified from information provided
by five sources on three different continents.
Police services and prosecutors in countries involved were
continuing to collect and analyse evidence in order to bring
charges against 'Vico' as soon as possible, it said.
continuing to collect and analyse evidence in order to bring
charges against 'Vico' as soon as possible, it said.
Interpol said it was the first time it had made such a
worldwide appeal, direct to the public. Normally it is up to
police forces in individual member countries to make appeals.
worldwide appeal, direct to the public. Normally it is up to
police forces in individual member countries to make appeals.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Get him!
By Jan
Get him before he traumatizes more innocents. These are the cases that I would like to see "street justice" handle.
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