UAE arrests and extradites suspected child abuser to Philippines, officials say

Associated Press

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino man suspected of abusing more than 100 children in the Philippines through his gang by selling their nude photos online, including some while they were being raped by his cohorts, has been arrested in the United Arab Emirates and flown back to Manila. Philippine Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos and his colleagues received the suspect, a computer expert, from authorities in Dubai and escorted him back to Manila on Thursday. A senior Philippine police official said online child sexual exploitation is flourishing in the country because of poverty and the widespread availability of Internet connectivity.