Hundreds contact Interpol in global paedophile appeal

INTERPOL said yesterday it had begun following up a number of leads in response to an international appeal launched to identify a man shown sexually abusing children in images posted on the internet.

More than 200 people from around the world have contacted Interpol’s general secretariat offering information such as photographs, names and locations, the organisation said.

The appeal has attracted worldwide attention, with the website yesterday attracting millions of hits — 20 times more than the average daily audience.