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Australian Facing Thai Pedophile Charges


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A Sydney man has been arrested in Thailand on pedophile-related charges after Australian Federal Police (AFP) allegedly intercepted photographs emailed to Australia.

Ian Potterton, 51, was detained by Thai authorities on Thursday before boarding an Australian-bound flight at Bangkok's International Airport after a short holiday in Thailand, a Thai police official from the Anti-Human Trafficking Division said.

On Friday, Potterton arrived at Crime Suppression Division Headquarters wearing blue jeans and a chequered blue shirt, his hand bandaged after spending a night in hospital receiving treatment for bronchitis and pneumonia.

Senior Thai police said the charges related to nude photographs of a 15-year-old Thai boy sent to Australia.

Potterton denies the charges, saying the pictures are of a "non-sexual nature" and he's the victim of over-zealous policing.

His arrest followed a tip-off by the AFP to Thai authorities. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2012/11/09/21/00/australian-facing-thai-pedophile-charges

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