[supernoodles!]

Interpol believes it has managed to unscramble the face of a man who posted digitally-modified pictures of himself sexually abusing children on the internet.

Before and after experts got to work on the digitally altered photographsThe International Criminal Police Organisation, based in France, has now issued a worldwide appeal for help to identify the suspect - along with its own computer-enhanced picture.

The photographs were digitally altered by the suspect or his accomplices to disguise his face.

But specialists in Germany, working with Interpol's Trafficking In Human Beings unit, were able to produce an identifiable picture.

Interpol secretary general Ronald Noble said: "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.

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"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."

He said the suspect may be travelling the world to sexually abuse and exploit vulnerable children.

The photographs - around 200 in total featuring 12 different young boys - were taken in Vietnam and Cambodia.

Interpol spokeswoman Kristin Kvigne said: "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 law enforcement authorities.

"But, if anyone recognises this person, or has any information that could help investigators, please contact the police or Interpol."

The photographs of the man can be seen on Interpol's website, www.interpol.int.

[Ann]

well to me this is becoming a very sad reguler thing and it isnt fair on people and children that always love using the internet its so bad that you have to watch what you go on now thats why i dont allow any kind of chat rooms on my pc because thses days its not safe at all thats why my sister only allows the kids on certain sites plus she watches who her kids are chatting to on msn it is a shame for kids who like going on the internet too something needs sorting out

[I/want/To/Marry/Chanelle]

I saw that on the news too. It is amazing how they can turn a blurred picture of a man or womans face into a clear photofit. Now they have got to find him and from what he has done to those poor victims, the sooner the better really.

[Ann]

i have just watched the news at lunch and they said that children are playing on violent games and some parents dont even know about it how bad is that these days

[Mrluvaluva]

This was the pic scrambled, and now unscrambled.

[Sunny_01]

oh vile, and I am so glad that we have people working in our police force that can carry on uncovering vile animals like this.

[supernoodles!]

i know,he should be locked up and the key thrown away

[Ann]

oh yes and ive got on my BT homepage that there are seven out of ten websites are being monited by police because they are saying that police are really looking in to it badly which i say that is brilliant but it doesnt mention what these sites are at the moment so hopefully it will say on tonights news so lets hope it gets sorted

[Holograms]

Ewwwwww dirty horrible men like that shouldent be allowed to breath the same air as us <3

[Captain.Remy]

Yes, a few days ago, all the french newpapers talked about it. This story makes me sick at all, but it's good that they have done it.

[Sticks]

It just shows that there is no place to hide

I understand that the guy has now been arrested in Thialand and he is a Canadian citizen

[supernoodles!]

yep i heard that too,but why would he actually risk putting his picture on the net scrambled or not?Its beyond me!

[cgimusic]

Originally from Interpol

Christopher Paul NEIL, a 32-year-old Canadian man identified as being the person in a series of child sex abuse photos posted on the Internet, was arrested by Royal Thai Police on 19 October.

NEIL's arrest in northeast Thailand came just 10 days after INTERPOL launched an unprecedented global public appeal on 8 October to identify the man whose face appeared in more than 200 images of child sex abuse.

INTERPOL received more than 300 statements from the public in response to the appeal, with five people naming NEIL as a potential match. Police immediately followed up on the leads, and on 18 October, Thai police issued an arrest warrant for NEIL and INTERPOL published a Red Notice (international wanted persons notice).

NEIL had been working as an English-language teacher in South Korea, but flew to Bangkok, Thailand on 11 October. His arrest came as a result of extensive police work in several countries to firstly identify the man and then to find him.

Police codenamed the operation ‘Vico’ because the images were believed to have been taken in Vietnam and Cambodia in 2002 or 2003. The Thai arrest warrant was based on a statement this week from a Thai teenage boy who accused Neil of sexually molesting him.