a pedophile living in Thailand kept his identity anonymous by using a swirl app. interpol unswirled his face and he got arrested in 2007. he now lives in Canada…

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    1. in 2007, interpol launched a global manhunt for a man who appeared in hundreds of child abuse images shared online. the suspect had attempted to conceal his identity by using a swirl effect to digitally distort his face, believing it would make him impossible to trace.

      specialists at interpol’s headquarters in Lyon, France, used advanced image processing to reverse the distortion and reveal his face. the man was identified as Christopher Paul Neil, a Canadian citizen living in Thailand who had previously worked as a teacher in multiple countries.

      within days of releasing his unscrambled image to the public, tips poured in, leading to his arrest in northeastern Thailand.

      Neil was convicted and served prison time for crimes committed in Asia. after his release, he returned to Canada, where he remains under legal supervision. the case became one of the most high-profile examples of law enforcement unmasking an offender through digital forensics.

    2. Rich and powerful pedophiles just get black bars over their face as curtesy of the US DoJ.

    3. thataintmyfoot on

      Do you reckon he had that same look of surprise when he realised they had un-scrambled his picture ? Scum bag.

    4. Canada’s justice system continues to be a joke, even compared to America. 15 fucking months is all he got there and now he gets to roam free in Vancouver

    5. AccomplishedWar8703 on

      “Saw a pedophile on the news who actually posted images of himself on the internet but he swirled his face, then some forensics guys looked at it, ah man this guy swirled his face. What should we do in this situation? Oh wait let’s un-swirl his face. Perhaps we should look for that guy.” – Todd Barry

    6. FnordRanger_5 on

      Did he go back to the swirl once he moved to Canada or is he still using his original face?

    7. waterwateryall on

      If humanity properly cared for its children, ‘time served’ would only end upon death.

    8. InjectingMyNuts on

      I know unswirling like that is really impressive but it bothers me that it looks like it just needs a little extra nudge

    9. Sufficient-Grass- on

      Why didn’t he just run for President to get out of the charges? Is he stoopid?

    10. revolutionPanda on

      According to Wikipedia he went to seminary and wanted to become a priest. So pretty on brand.

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