Siem Reap homes raided in hunt for Dutch pedo Ceulen

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Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon and Mech Dara

A joint police task force yesterday executed a series of search warrants on Siem Reap province homes and businesses connected to Dutch pedophile Pieter Ceulen.

Ceulen was given a 19-year sentence in absentia by a Belgian court on January 21 for distribution of child pornography and sex offences against children. That same day, he was allegedly seen arriving at his Siem Reap villa by neighbours, a sighting that matches up with Cambodian immigration records of his arrival. The 60-year-old was placed on Interpol’s wanted list but the necessary documents and requests from Belgian authorities were not received by officials in Cambodia until February 25, according to Child Protection Unit (CPU) director James McCabe.

“Task force ‘Echo’ was established on March 2 after information was received by the Cambodian National Police from the Belgian and Netherlands police services after they requested assistance in locating and arresting [Ceulen],” McCabe said yesterday.

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