Briton Arrested For Alleged Child Porn Trading

Briton Arrested For Alleged Child Porn Trading

Paul Cornelius Jones from Cardiff was held in a joint operation by the UK's
Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop) and the Royal Thai
Police.

Thai police said officers raided his apartment in Bangkok and found photographs
of naked boys and girls after a tip-off from British authorities.

Colonel Apichart Suribunya, head of Thailand's Interpol liaison office, said
Jones was accused of sending photographs of naked children back to the UK over
the internet
Jones was charged with distributing pornographic photographs of children aged
under 15. He faces 15 years in prison if found guilty.

Ceop said the arrest was part of an ongoing investigation begun in 2003 when the
man breached the terms of the sex offenders register, which required him to keep
in contact with police.

Intelligence reports received in August indicated that he had fled to Thailand
and may be a risk to children.

Ceop chief executive Jim Gamble said: "This arrest is the culmination of a
complex and dynamic enquiry across national and international borders.

A 39-year-old British man has been arrested in Thailand for offences relating to
images of children being abused."Child sex offenders who think that they can
evade justice by travelling abroad should take note - Ceop's international
partnerships mean that there is no hiding place."

He is the second Brit to be arrested in the south east Asian country this month.
Last week, a 74-year-old man was arrested in the resort of Pattaya on suspicion
of sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy.

Alan Mawson, originally from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, was held at his home
where officers allegedly found hundreds of photos and pornographic videos of
young boys.

Earlier this month, Thai Police arrested Canadian teacher Christopher Neil, 32,
whose identity was unscrambled from disguised child pornography pictures.

He was accused of having sex with dozens of young boys. A picture of him
allegedly taken from child porn images he posted on the internet was sent around
the world by Interpol.
Reason for edit: took out useless link to an internet site
londonthai

if he fled from the police he should shut up away from crime - now he is a
repeated offender, it was naive of him to believe internet is anonymous. After
jail in thailand he will be serving more time in the UK.

now he has time to think how it's to be sexually eploited

Police said Paul Cornelius Jones had been working as a teacher
BBC
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w133/thaivisa2/_44207577_corneliusjones300.jpg

Teacher held on Thai child porn charge

A teacher has been charged in Thailand with distributing hundreds of child porn
photographs over the internet.

Paul Cornelius Jones, 39, originally from Cardiff, was arrested after a joint
operation and faces 15 years in prison if found guilty. Thai police said
officers raided his apartment in Bangkok and found photographs of naked children
after a tip-off from British authorities. His arrest was part of an ongoing
investigation which begun in 2003.

Colonel Apichart Suribunya, head of Thailand's Interpol liaison office, said Mr
Jones was accused of sending photographs of naked children back to the UK over
the internet.

He has lived in Thailand for seven years and police there said he had been
working as a teacher at a Bangkok private school.

Officers said that Mr Jones did not appear in the photos, and that there was
evidence he had sold the pictures.

The UK's Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop) was alerted
after Mr Jones breached the terms of the sex offenders register, which required
him to keep in contact with police.

Ceop chief executive Jim Gamble said: "This arrest is the culmination of a
complex and dynamic enquiry across national and international borders.

"Child sex offenders who think that they can evade justice by travelling abroad
should take note - Ceop's international partnerships mean that there is no
hiding place."

- BBC


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Paul Cornelius Jones, 39, from Cardiff, Wales, is shown after being arrested in
Bangkok
Associated Press


British Teacher Arrested in Thailand in Internet Child Porn Distribution Case

BANGKOK, Thailand ? Thai police arrested a British man Tuesday and charged him
with distributing hundreds of pornographic photographs of children on the
Internet, police said.

Paul Cornelius Jones, 39, who has lived in Thailand for seven years, was
arrested after police raided his Bangkok apartment and found a computer
containing photos of naked boys and girls, said police Col. Apichart Suribunya,
head of Thailand's liaison office for Interpol, the international police agency.

Thai police acted on a tip-off from their British counterparts, who told them
Jones had been sending photos of naked children to Britain over the Internet,
Apichart said.

Police said Jones has been working as a teacher at a Bangkok private school.

Jones, of Cardiff, Wales, has been charged with distributing pornographic
photographs of children under age 15, which carries a maximum penalty of 15
years in prison, Apichart said.

Another officer in the Thai Interpol office, Maj. Phongphon Iamwicharn, said
that Jones did not appear in the photos, and that there was evidence he had sold
the pictures.

Thai police arrested Christopher Paul Neil of Canada on Oct. 19 on charges of
having sex with several young Asian boys after Interpol issued an unprecedented
worldwide appeal to identify and apprehend him.

Interpol began its manhunt after finding about 200 pictures on the Internet of
Thai, Cambodian and Vietnamese boys being sexually abused by a man whose face
was digitally obscured.

After German police computer experts unscrambled the photos so the man's face
was recognizable, Interpol circulated them publicly. Tip-offs led them to
identify Neil as a suspect.

He has been charged with child sexual abuse, but police are still investigating
the case.

Neil has also worked as a teacher at schools in Thailand, South Korea and
Vietnam.

Jones and Neil are both in Thai police custody.

Several Southeast Asian countries are popular among pedophiles and sex abusers
because of poverty that drives children and their parents to accept money for
sexual favors, and sometimes because of lax law enforcement.

- Associated Press
Irregardless of his profession, it's encouraging to see the authorities finally
beginning a concerted effort to take action on this type of crime. It is no
doubt just the tip of the iceberg, but it's certainly a start.

Specifically regarding his profession, it is disappointing that the required
police check for teachers failed to detect that he is a registered sex offender
in the UK.

QUOTE (sriracha john @ 2007-10-31 05:33:42)
Irregardless of his profession, it's encouraging to see the authorities finally
beginning a concerted effort to take action on this type of crime.

His name rings a bell. I saw it recently pasted on the background of an
immigration booth at Phnom Penh airport. They were looking for him, too.

British man arrested in Thailand on child sexual abuse offences

A 39 year old British man has been arrested in Thailand today following a joint
operation by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre and the
Royal Thai Police (RTP).

The man was arrested for offences including transmission of obscene material and
malicious internet use.

The arrest forms part of an ongoing investigation initiated when in 2003 the man
breached his notification requirements under the sex offenders register.
Intelligence reports received in August 2007 indicated that the man had fled to
Thailand and may be a risk to children.

CEOP?s Overseas Tracker Team picked up the case and a joint operation was
launched alongside the Royal Thai Police ? one of a number of collaborative
programmes currently running in partnership with the RTP to deter and prevent
British nationals travelling to South East Asia to abuse children. Other
initiatives include delivering training courses, intelligence sharing and
targeted operations against other suspects.

Jim Gamble, Chief Executive of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection
(CEOP) Centre, said:
"This arrest is the culmination of a complex and dynamic enquiry across national
and international borders. Child sex offenders who think that they can evade
justice by travelling abroad should take note ? CEOP?s international
partnerships mean that there is no hiding place: every child matters,
everywhere."


NOTES TO EDITORS

1. CHILD ABUSE IMAGES, NOT ?CHILD PORNOGRAPHY?
Use of the phrase ?child pornography? actually benefits child sex abusers:
* It indicates legitimacy and compliance on the part of the victim and therefore
legality on the part of the abuser
* It conjures up images of children posing in ?provocative? positions, rather
than suffering horrific abuse
Every photograph captures an actual situation where a child has been abused.
This is not pornography.

2. TRAVELLING CHILD SEX OFFENDER, NOT ?SEX TOURIST?
Travelling child sex offenders seek to offend against the world?s most
vulnerable children in the hope that they will evade detection and prosecution.
The phrase ?sex tourism? sanitises the reality of what is taking place. The
?sex? is forced, therefore it is rape. The word ?tourism? implies sun, sea and
sand when frequently children are sought in the most deprived areas of the
world.

3. The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre works in both online and
offline environments to protect children from sexual exploitation. Full
information on all areas of work, as well as online safety messages and access
to online reporting, can be found at www.ceop.gov.uk.

4. The CEOP Centre is affiliated to the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA)
and powers are derived from the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005. It
is based in Pimlico, London with developing outreach channels to all areas of
both domestic and international policing. Specialist faculties are dedicated to
operations, intelligence, education and victim identification.

5. The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre is a member of the
Virtual Global Taskforce. Other members include the Australian Federal Police,
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and
Interpol. Further information is available at www.virtualglobaltaskforce.com.

- CEOP Press Release
This post has been edited by sriracha john: Today, 2007-10-31 07:24:48
News today of one of the missions of CEOP...

Interviews with abusers examined

Child abuse experts at a new specialist police unit will study hundreds of hours
of interviews with paedophiles to find out how they think and behave. The
information will be used to identify patterns of behaviour and to build criminal
profiles.
The centre is based on a similar FBI unit in the US.

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith will open the unit, part of the Child Exploitation
and Online Protection Centre (Ceop), later.

Ms Smith told BBC News: "This will look at interviews already carried out with
paedophiles, so that we can get inside the head of those who want to abuse our
children, making us more likely to be able to catch them and get them out of the
way of the sort of harm that they're bringing to children."

The centre was an example of how the UK was a "world leader" in tackling child
abuse, she added.

As well as examining what individuals say in interviews, the team will also
analyse body language and unconscious facial gestures to try and glean insight
into the true feelings of the paedophiles.

Ceop head Jim Gamble said the information would help police stay ahead of
paedophiles who were constantly changing their methods. "We are going to know
what they think before they do so that next time they arrive in a place where a
child is vulnerable we will be there waiting for them," he said.

The information would also help police to improve education campaigns for
children, he added.

Nine offenders who were on the run but subsequently traced after appearing on
Ceop's "most wanted" website are among those whose interviews will be studied.

The unit was welcomed by Adam Hildreth, a member of the Family Online Safety
Institute's board, who said understanding why and how paedophiles act was key to
keeping ahead of them. "I am convinced that this is the way to catch
paedophiles."

Also on Tuesday, Ceop launched its own educational academy. Child protection
workers from a number of fields, including police and the charity sector, will
be able to study for a University of Central Lancashire-accredited
qualification.

Mr Gamble said that would help create a field of experts with up-to-date
knowledge of child protection techniques. "What we are doing today is building a
resource that will be focused on honing that understanding. "It will look to
build factual, contemporary knowledge of how offenders operate and justify their
behaviour."

The qualification would become a "foundation towards better protection through
better understanding," he added.

- BBC

Most Wanted
The following subjects have failed to comply with the Notification Requirements
under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and are currently wanted urgently by the
Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre.
http://www.crimestoppers-uk.org/ceop/

When I see an image like this it only reinforces my negative impression of
males with tacky tatoos and an already dim perception of Thailand's foreign
sourced teachers.
Unfair yes, but you can bet, there are many that share the same views.

If they keep hauling in "teachers" like this, it's going to discourage
legitimate teachers from considering a teaching position in Thailand. No sane
young male will want to put up with the raised eyebrows, the off colour remarks
and the assumptions drawn. It must be he11 to be a decent conscientious teacher
in Thailand with this crud hanging overhead.

On the other hand, we need only look at the Oprah PR disaster this week with her
school. It was supposed to have the best of the best and was subject to
safeguards and oversight and yet it too had the child abuse allegations come
out. Sadly, it seems this happens everywhere.
Two points

I agree with sriracha John and Geriatric Kid with regard to his profession.
Thailand really need to start scrutinising some of the teachers - The children
of Thailand deserve this - it can only be a good thing for those legitimate
professional teachers who want to be there plus it will go some way towards
resurrecting Thailand image.

They do not have to do everybody all at once - select a sample and see where the
pilot project leads

Then there is this

"2. TRAVELLING CHILD SEX OFFENDER, NOT ?SEX TOURIST?
Travelling child sex offenders seek to offend against the world?s most
vulnerable children in the hope that they will evade detection and prosecution.
The phrase ?sex tourism? sanitises the reality of what is taking place. The
?sex? is forced, therefore it is rape. The word ?tourism? implies sun, sea and
sand when frequently children are sought in the most deprived areas of the
world."

I think this is a very good distinction and one which news agencies and
reporters should follow.
thai_narak
legitimate teachers shouldn't be discourage at all; they aren't doing anything
wrong. however, bilingual and international schools should and must screen their
foreign teachers evenmore it is a must now. parents like me are also to be wary.
i would also personally check on my son's teacher this semester (just started)
and also will request for their credentials from the principal's office. if us
parents will do this every semester the school will have their hints to be
cautious everytime they hire teachers, local or foreign.

authorities don't haul teachers but the offenders always happened to be
teachers. i guess it is the most easiest profession to be infested by child
abusers - just think about it, school has kids.


Prakanong


I do not necesarily beleive they become teachers because the school has kids
(well not always) - I beleive its because its the easiest work they can get into
to suport themselves - not many other options around in reality.
Briton arrested for alleged child pornography trading

A Briton, who teaches English at an international school in Bangkok, has been
arrested for having allegedly traded child porn photos via Internet.

Paul Jones was arrested at his room at Siwara Condominium on Soi Lardprao 94 at
9:30 pm Tuesday.

Pol Col Siripoing Timula, commander of the technology-related crime
investigation centre, said Thai police had been alerted by the Interpol to
arrest Jones, who had allegedly committed similar crimes in England, Australia
and the United States.

Siripong said Jones has been teaching English at an international school in Wang
Thong Larn area.

He said the Briton hired Thai boys and girls to pose for nude pictures, which he
sold via Internet.

Siripong said Jones was arrested after an undercover police pretended to be a
transvestite and offered to pose for him to take nude pictures.

- The Nation
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"Siripong said Jones was arrested after an undercover police pretended to be a
transvestite and offered to pose for him to take nude pictures."<
Thai police arrest Brit on child pornography charges

Bangkok - Acting on a tip-off from the United Kingdom, Thai police have arrested
a British national suspected of posting child pornography on the internet,
police sources said Wednesday.

British national Paul Cornelius Jones, 39, who has worked as an English teacher
in Thailand for the past six to seven years, was arrested Tuesday night at his
Bangkok apartment, said Thai Interpol officer Colonel Apichart Suriboonya.

"This arrest was the outcome of information British Interpol gave us about Jones
two weeks ago," said Apichart.

Jones was initially charged with posting child pornography, including images of
Thai children, on the internet, but police will investigate whether he also had
intercourse with minors while living in the kingdom.

His arrest follows on the heels of the dramatic case of suspected Canadian
paedophile Christopher Paul Neil, 32, who was arrested on October 19 in Thailand
after an international manhunt prompted by child pornography on the internet.

Neil, a native of a Vancouver suburb, was arrested in a north-eastern Thailand
province after fleeing from South Korea, where he had been teaching English when
international police agency Interpol made a global plea for his capture.

Neil was initially charged with sexually molesting a 9-year-old Thai boy when he
was residing in the country in 2003, when he was also employed as an English
teacher.

The Neil and Jones cases are expected to prompt a tightening of immigration
regulations on foreign teachers in Thailand.

"We will be asking the Immigration Department for more information on foreign
teachers in Thailand," said Apichart in a telephone interview with Deutche
Presse-Agentur (DPA).

"It's distressing that both these suspected paedophiles had worked in Thailand
as teachers, which allowed them a close proximity with children," he added.

- DPA
he's 39 not 59 .

Briton arrested in Thailand for child pictures

BANGKOK - A Briton has been arrested in Bangkok on suspicion of distributing
pornographic pictures of naked children on the Internet, Thai police said on
Wednesday. They were also investigating whether Paul Cornelius Jones, 39, was
involved with abusing children.

Jones, who has lived in the Thai capital for six or seven years, was arrested at
his apartment late on Tuesday after tipoffs from British police and Interpol,
they said.

"He was arrested under a Thai arrest warrant for constantly distributing
pornographic photographs on the Internet in the past week and will be charged
with that crime," Colonel Apichat Suriboonya told Reuters.

"Although he could be jailed for up to five years for such charge, we are
investigating further whether he has committed other crimes such as sexually
abusing children," Apichat said.

If found guilty of abuse, Jones, who taught English at a Bangkok school, could
face up to 20 more years in jail.

Thai police, who ended a global manhunt with the arrest of a Canadian paedophile
suspect earlier this month, were looking for dozens more foreign suspects,
mostly Germans, who may be hiding in the country, a senior officer told Reuters
last week.

- Reuters
QUOTE (Globeliner @ 2007-10-31 10:09:43)
"Siripong said Jones was arrested after an undercover police pretended to be a transvestite and offered to pose for him to take nude pictures."<
Whatever next

Absolutely, what the heck!? Is it coming to light now that all the supposed-boys
and girls in those pictures after all, were instead just ladyboys from Patpong
Road dressed-up in mini school and scout uniforms???

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QUOTE (Stephen Cleary @ 2007-10-31 10:17:29)
QUOTE (Globeliner @ 2007-10-31 10:09:43)
"Siripong said Jones was arrested after an undercover police pretended to be a transvestite and offered to pose for him to take nude pictures."<

Whatever next


Absolutely, what the heck!? Is it coming to light now that all the supposed-boys
and girls in those pictures after all, were instead just ladyboys from Patpong
Road dressed-up in mini school and scout uniforms???



I seriously doubt that Interpol would concern themselves if that was the case
with this registered sex offender.

It is likely that this aspect of ensnaring him was more able to be accomplished
than having a child do the job. Interestingly, Neil also had a penchant for
transvestites as revealed in his thread.

This post has been edited by sriracha john: Today, 2007-10-31 10:26:50
Whatever happened to having had a good education? Myself i was educated at an
International School and there was never any sign of teachers being peadophiles
or the like. Where do they get these guys from? Or what rock do they crawl out
from under? On another side - there seems to be alot of wierd teachers around -
but i am sure there are some great ones out there too.
Paul Cornelius Jones

By the way, i reckon this geezer's mother should get 3 years prison just for
giving her son that kind of middle name.

This post has been edited by Stephen Cleary: Today, 2007-10-31 10:48:02

Handcuffs time....


Briton Paul Cornelius Jones, 39, from Cardiff, Wales, who was arrested in
Bangkok on Tuesday Oct 30. 2007 for possessing and distributing pornographic
photographs of children aged under 15, on the Internet. Jones is an English
teacher at a private school in Thailand. Jones, who has lived in Thailand for
seven years, was arrested after police raided his apartment in Bangkok and found
photographs of naked boys and girls on his computer, said police Col. Apichart
Suribunya, head of Thailand's Interpol liaison office.
Associated Press
What do you expect when you are getting the bottom 30% of farangland in hoards
trying to live in Thailand.
Most of them didn't do well in their own society. You wonder why they are
tightening up on the never ending
tourist. At some point they will have to increase their income or make one all
together which puts them into
these low paying jobs. Don't they have enough trailers in farang land to live
cheap!
thai_narak
now cornelius, prepare for bangkok hilton...
edit: don't forget to bring that petrolium jelly
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