A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a paedophile at the centre of a worldwide manhunt after three of his alleged victims came forward.
Authorities tracking Christopher Neil are now searching for a fourth youngster.
The 32-year-old Canadian is suspected of sexually abusing young boys and putting the images on the internet - but his face was hidden by a swirling digital 'mask'.
Specialists managed to unscramble the images and reveal his face.
The three boys who came forward were aged nine, 13 and 14 at the time of the allegations came forward after Interpol launched an international search for the offender.
Neil - now thought to be in Thailand, where the warrant was granted - is believed to have abused them in 2003 at his Bangkok flat and charges have been filed in relation to oldest two.
Major General Wimon Pao-in, who is in charge of the case, said the abuser had sex in 2003 with at least one other boy, and paid them each £8-£16.
"As far as the information we have, he did abuse at least four boys. Three of them have now testified and we are looking for the other one," he said.
Neil is accused of having sex with at least a dozen Cambodian and Vietnamese boys, some as young as six, and to have featured in 200 pornographic images placed on the internet.
He had worked as a teacher in Seoul, South Korea, and took other teaching jobs in Thailand and Vietnam.
More clues about his background have emerged with the discovery of a page on the social networking website MySpace which he apparently created.
His profile reads: "Been kicking around Asia for the past five years, teaching mainly and finding other forms of mischief.
"I love teaching, can't get enough of it really."
The entry describes his passion for drama, musicals and karaoke and describes him as 5ft 11in tall, slim and slender.
Neil also worked as a chaplain and counsellor advising children aged 12 to 18 from 1998 to 2000 at the Greenwood Air Cadet Summer Training Centre in Nova Scotia, Canada, the Canadian military said.
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