Interpol has launched a new worldwide photo appeal today to find a suspected paedophile after its first such campaign led to the arrest and trial of a Canadian in Thailand.
Interpol posted pictures of a white-haired, balding man on its website, saying they were part of a series that showed him sexually abusing boys aged between 6 and 10 in southeast Asia.
The identity, nationality and whereabouts of the man are not known
The identity, nationality and whereabouts of the man were not known. The first pictures of him were found by police in Norway in March 2006 and so far about 800 images have been discovered, all featuring the same victims and locations.
Interpol said it believed the photographs were taken between April 2000 and May 2001 and the man would look older today than he appeared in the pictures.
"The law enforcement community around the world has done all it can to find this man who clearly presents a danger to young children, and we are now asking the public to help identify this predator and protect other potential victims from abuse," said Interpol secretary General Ronald Noble.
The campaign is a repetition of the first such appeal last October, when Interpol unscrambled images of a suspect's "swirly face" on the internet.
This led to the arrest of 32-year-old Canadian Christopher Neil, who has since gone on trial in Thailand charged with molesting and distributing pornographic images of two Thai boys.
He faces up to 20 years in prison if found guilty of the charges.
Reuters