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UK men held in Thai sex abuse probe

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A number of British men are thought to have been arrested in Thailand during a child sex abuse investigation, UK authorities said.

A series of arrests were made on Thursday in the tourist resort of Pattaya following a joint operation between the UK's Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) and the Royal Thai Police.

CEOP said it was thought that a number of British nationals had been held as part of the swoop, but was currently unable to provide more details.

The centre's deputy head of operations, Andy Wells, said: "Working with the Royal Thai Police we have located and identified a number of individuals who are suspected of serious alleged offences against vulnerable children.

"Non-government organisations have been instrumental in helping to build an intelligence picture of the threat that travelling sex offenders pose to children from in the region."

Pattaya is a popular beach resort about an hour from Thai capital Bangkok.

The operation began when an online network was identified by CEOP internet investigators in the UK.

Links were established links with Thailand, prompting the initiation of a joint operation with the RTP, CEOP said.

CEOP boss Jim Gamble said: "This operation and these arrests demonstrate the value of the relationship between CEOP and the Royal Thai Police, a relationship which continues to develop."
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UK men held in Thai sex abuse probe

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A number of British men are thought to have been arrested in Thailand during a child sex abuse investigation, UK authorities said.

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Police nab four foreigners in Pattaya paedophile crackdown
By Deutsche Presse Agentur

Bangkok - Thai police have arrested four foreigners, including two British nationals, one German and a US citizen in a crackdown on sexual abuse of minors in Pattaya beach resort, police said Thursday.

"There are foreign nationals and networks facilitating sexual abuse of minors in Thailand so we needed to crack down on the crime," said police Major-General Chaiwat Kaetworachai, commander of Thailand's Prevention of Crimes Against Women and Children police division.

Chaiwat said the Pattaya clean-up, conducted from November 17 to Thursday, had been assisted by tip-offs from the UK-based Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOPC).

Netted in the crackdown were two British nationals, Malcolm Henry Payne and Robert Alexander Horsman, German national Fritz Dieter Blattner and US national Robert Roy Lond, who all face charges of sexually abusing minors or abduction of minors.

Also arrested was Thai national Saeng Kaetdee on procurement charges. All five were brought to Bangkok Thursday to face charges and court cases.

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