Interpol: Paedophile has 'no place to hide'

Interpol has urged a suspected paedophile who posted digitally obscured pictures on the Internet showing him raping young boys has been urged to give himself up.

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The Interpol detective leading the man-hunt, Mick Moran, and the organisation's leader separately urged the fugitive, believed to be a 32-year-old Canadian on the run in Thailand, to give himself up.

"He is now internationally known," Mr Moran said. "Really, there is no place for him to hide."

Interpol's secretary-general Ronald Noble called on alleged paedophile Christopher Paul Neil, nicknamed "Vico" by Interpol, to turn himself in.

"Our goal is for Christopher Paul Neil to turn himself in to local [Thai] authorities or to Canadian authorities and to return home to Canada," Noble told public broadcaster CBC.

Thai police and Interpol identified Neil as the suspect and said he arrived into Bangkok's main airport last week.

Interpol says 200 photos have been circulating on the Internet showing the man assaulting 12 different young boys.

They appeared to have been taken in Vietnam and Cambodia, countries that have gained reputations as destinations for sex tourism.

A special crimes unit in Germany was able to produce a picture of him from one of his photographs that had been digitally swirled to disguise his face.

"We are confident that we can track him down," Mr Moran said.

He said authorities were able to track him down because of an unprecedented global appeal.

Thai police said they were working closely with Interpol.