Flashermac Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Bangkok Post 2 Jun 08 The trial of Canadian paedophile suspect Christopher Paul Neil - who was nabbed in Thailand last year after German police "unswirled" his image on the internet - began Monday in a Bangkok criminal court. Police have dubbed Neil, a former English teacher, "a serious threat to society" who is suspected of having abused scores, possibly hundreds, of boys - some as young as six - and girls. He is on trial for allegedly abusing boys during his time as an English teacher in Bangkok in 2003. The charges carry a maximum prison sentence of 20 years. Neil, his head shaved and wearing an orange prison uniform, entered the court smiling. His case was one of four being opened in the courtroom Monday and it was unclear how long proceedings would take. Neil, 32, was arrested last Oct 19 in Nakorn Ratchasima province. A week earlier, he had fled South Korea, following the release of his picture by Interpol with a "red alert," its highest search signal. German police investigators triggered an international manhunt for Neil last year when they managed to "uncoil" his digitally altered internet photographs that showed him abusing a dozen young boys in Cambodia and Vietnam, some appearing to be well under 10 years old. More Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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