Illinois court records show Mr Deakin was arrested on marijuana and drunken driving charges several times before visiting the Philippines in 1998. AP did not interview the girls Mr Deakin told police about; victims of such raids need immediate and long-term counselling and care. Last year, UK-based Internet Watch Foundation worked to remove 57,335 URLs with child sexual abuse imagery. In 2015, five people were convicted of online child sex trafficking in the Philippines. Mr Deakin has been charged with cybercrime, child pornography, child abuse and child trafficking.

Source: Bangkok Post May 09, 2017 07:12 UTC