BANGKOK , Thailand – Christopher Paul NEIL, a Canadian national apprehended in Thailand following INTERPOL’s unprecedented public appeal for help in identifying a man photographed sexually abusing children, has been sentenced by a Bangkok court to 3 years and 3 months in prison. He had pleaded guilty on 12 May to sexually abusing a Thai boy. This is the first of two cases for which Neil was charged.
The court found him guilty of all charges and first sentenced him to 6 years and 6 months, but reduced his sentence on account of his guilty plea. He was also ordered to pay 60,000 Thai Bahts (around 1,800 US dollars) to the family of the victim as compensation.
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Left, an image of NEIL sent to INTERPOL following its worldwide appeal for information on his identity, and one of the original images published in the appeal.
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| Photographs published by INTERPOL on 8 October in a bid to identify NEIL, who had disguised his face digitally in the abuse images posted on the Internet. |
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Photo of NEIL taken by Thai immigration authorities on 11 October 2007.
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INTERPOL's Red Notice for NEIL, an international wanted persons notice.
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NEIL's immigration card when he arrived in Thailand on 11 October
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NEIL was arrested in Nakhon Ratchasima, northeast Thailand
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