Hundreds of British paedophiles still at large as worldwide swoop on 341 suspected sex offenders fails to net any in UK

Police said 108 people were arrested in Canada, 76 in the U.S and 164 in countries
from Spain to South Africa and Australia, among them teachers, doctors and priests

Hundreds of suspected British paedophiles are still at large, nearly two years after they were named by Canadian detectives.

The list of suspects was put together in Toronto as part of a sweeping child pornography investigation named Project Spade.

The Brits were allegedly customers of a Canadian firm that sold child pornography videos.

The investigation has led to the rescue of 386 young children around the world and the arrest of 348 people, but none of them have been Brits.

The suspects are feared to include teachers, priests and foster carers.

Toronto detective Paul Krawczyk said his team passed 'hundreds of names' to the UK 18 months ago.

The newly formed National Crime Agency admitted no arrests had been made and told The Mirror: 'In 2012 CEOP received information from the Toronto Police. It receives around 19,000 such referrals every year. The NCA is using the information for intelligence purposes and continues to develop it. There have been no arrests to date.'  (more...)

Hundreds of British paedophiles still at large as worldwide swoop on 341 suspected sex offenders fails to net any in UK