Christopher Paul Neil. Photo taken by Thai immigration authorities on October 11, 2007. A Canadian man was arrested in Nakhon Ratchasima , Thailand Friday and is facing charges of sexual abuse of a child under 15 and illegal detention. He is also suspected of posting about 200 online images of child abuse on the Internet. Thirty-two-year old Christopher Paul Neil, from Maple Ridge , British Columbia, could face up to 20 years in jail if convicted. Neal was working in South Korea as an English teacher. He has been working in Vietnam, South Korea, Cambodia, and Thailand since 2000. Neal was recorded on a security camera at Bangkok airport on October 11. "But if something took place here, we would want to have the person held accountable here, but that is very premature and it may even be speculative at this stage," said Wally Oppal, attorney general of British Columbia (B.C.). Neal could be charged in Canada because of a law which allows paedophiles to be charged in Canada even if they didn't do the crimes in Canada. Interpol, just last week, issued a public search for Neal. A 15-year-old, who was one of Neal's victims, alerted authorities of the man. On Thursday Thai courts issued an arrest warrant . Authorities had been able to unscramble the face of a man in the 200 online photos, which had been digitally scrambled. The unscrambled images were used to identify the suspect.
Christopher Paul Neil. Photo taken by Thai immigration authorities on October 11, 2007. A Canadian man was arrested in , Thailand Friday and is facing charges of sexual abuse of a child under 15 and illegal detention. He is also suspected of posting about 200 online images of child abuse on the Internet. Thirty-two-year old Christopher Paul Neil, from , British Columbia, could face up to 20 years in jail if convicted. Neal was working in as an English teacher. He has been working in Vietnam, South Korea, Cambodia, and Thailand since 2000. Neal was recorded on a security camera at on October 11. "But if something took place here, we would want to have the person held accountable here, but that is very premature and it may even be speculative at this stage," said Wally Oppal, of British Columbia (B.C.). Neal could be charged in Canada because of a law which allows paedophiles to be charged in Canada even if they didn't do the crimes in Canada. Interpol, just last week, issued a public search for Neal. A 15-year-old, who was one of Neal's victims, alerted authorities of the man. On Thursday Thai courts issued an . Authorities had been able to unscramble the face of a man in the 200 online photos, which had been digitally scrambled. The unscrambled images were used to identify the suspect.
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