650 paedophile suspects held in huge crackdown: Doctors, teachers and police seized

Suspected paedophiles are being arrested at a rate of three a day in an unprecedented crackdown, it was revealed yesterday.

Every force in Britain is involved in the operation, in which more than 660 men have been questioned in six months.

Those held are from all walks of life and include doctors, teachers, scout leaders, care workers and former police officers.

Police said 431 children ‘in the care, custody or control’ of the suspects had been protected as a result. Of those, 127 were said to be at immediate risk of harm.

But they fear the explosion of images of child abuse online means they will never catch up with everyone who accesses them.

They called on global companies making millions every day from the internet to do more to stem the flow of vile material.  (more...)

650 paedophile suspects held in huge crackdown: Doctors, teachers and police seized