Two Swedes, One Briton Arrested For Paedophilia

[george]

Swedes arrested for pedophilia in Thailand

"Swedish National Criminal Police has had them under review"

Automatic translation from Google Translate:

Two Swedish men of 60-years old were arrested last night in Thailand on suspicion of paedophilia.

The men were on Tuesday morning to Bangkok.

- Swedish National Criminal has had them under review in a while, "says Wolf Gylland, press secretary at the National Criminal.

The men were arrested in night Swedish time in a place outside Bangkok, and during the morning to the capital.

Varg Gylland states that the Swedish National Criminal, who worked with Thai police in the matter, had the men under supervision for a period.

- Now there was time to strike at them. They were arrested and are on their way to Bangkok, "says Wolf Gylland.

Lives in Thailand

The men are suspected of crimes in Sweden corresponding classification "sexual exploitation of children", states Gylland.

According to Wolf Gylland is the suspected long-term residents in Thailand.

Swedish National Criminal is currently rolling off a bet against the Swedes who commit paedophilia abroad. The drive to be fully deployed by the summer.

- We have appointed a group of four persons who engage only in building up contacts with these countries, which Swedes go to, to help with the investigations against the Swedes here, and to be in place when they are arrested, "says Wolf Gylland .

- It has previously proved to be very, very, difficult to get Swedes convicted for this type of crime, but now we make a special effort against it, "Gylland.

During last week arrested a Swede in Cambodia on suspicion of paedophilia. Even in that case was the Swedish National Criminal Police involved.

The past week's arrests, according Gylland the first under the new initiative.

- The first was in Cambodia, but it was a little different. The first real case where they use all knowledge and contact network are the two in the night, "says Wolf Gylland.

-- Aftonbladet.se 2009-05-12

[george]

Thailand nabs three Europeans after paedophile tip

PATTAYA: -- Thai police on Tuesday arrested three European tourists, all in their 60s, on charges of sexually abusing minors at a beach resort.

The suspects were rounded up in Pattaya, 100 kilometres south-east of Bangkok, after Thai police were tipped off by Interpol about a Swedish child sex tour to the beach resort, notorious for its sleazy entertainment scene.

The men arrested were Swedish nationals Karl Erik Berglund, 60, and Lars Anders Ellerman, 65, and British national George Stanley Gibbs, 67.

"These men have abused many children in the Pattaya area," said Police Major General Chaiwat Gaetworachai, head of Thailand's Child Protection Division.

He acknowledged that several of the men on the sex tour had evaded arrest.

-- DPA 2009-05-12

[Treborz]

From Sky News LINK

Brit Among Beach Resort Paedophile Suspects

A Briton is one of three suspected paedophiles being held by police at a Thai beach resort town.

Briton George Stanley Gibbs is among those arrested in Thailand

The men were arrested at their homes in Pattaya and charged with sexually abusing children under the age of 15.

The suspects are George Stanley Gibbs, 67, from the UK, and Karl Erik Berglund, 60, and Lars Anders Ellerman, 65, from Sweden.

Police chief Chaiwat Ketworrachai said officers confiscated sex toys, still and video cameras, computers and a photo album of naked children during the arrests.

He said the suspects had co-operated with police, but added: "We cannot give more detail before the cases are filed to the prosecutors."

If found guilty, the men could face up to 20 years in jail.

Several south east Asian countries - including Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam - are popular with paedophiles because of lax law enforcement and poverty that forces children into prostitution.

A number of high-profile suspects have been caught in Thailand, including Canadian teacher Christopher Paul Neil.

Neil was arrested in 2007 after an Interpol manhunt, sparked by some 200 internet photos showing him allegedly abusing Vietnamese and Cambodian boys.

He was sentenced to eight years and three months in jail.

Edited May 12, 2009 by ubonjoe
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[Sir Burr]

Yet, nothing is ever mentioned about the parents who are free to sell their children again.

I think parents that make money from their own flesh and blood in this way are ten times worse than these sicko foreigners.

[sbk]

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[churchill]

Thai police on Tuesday arrested three European tourists, all in their 60s, on charges of sexually abusing minors at a beach resort.

The suspects were rounded up in Pattaya, 100 kilometres south-east of Bangkok, after Thai police were tipped off by Interpol about a Swedish child sex tour to the beach resort, notorious for its sleazy entertainment scene.

The men arrested were Swedish nationals Karl Erik Berglund, 60, and Lars Anders Ellerman, 65, and British national George Stanley Gibbs, 67.

"These men have abused many children in the Pattaya area," said Police Major General Chaiwat Gaetworachai, head of Thailand's Child Protection Division.

He acknowledged that several of the men on the sex tour had evaded arrest.//DPA!!!

http://nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/3...-paedophile-tip

[pattaya_girl]

Lets hope these Men ( if that is what they are) are bought to Justice, and have to spend many years in Thailand Jail before being returned to there home Country. And good on the Thai Police for arresting them. Jolly good.