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| Wanted paedophile Paul Prestidge arrested in Cambodia | Wanted paedophile Paul Prestidge arrested in Cambodia |
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| A convicted child sex offender who has been on a police wanted list has been arrested in Cambodia. | |
| Paul Prestidge, 35, from Plymouth, Devon, was arrested by Cambodian police on Saturday. | Paul Prestidge, 35, from Plymouth, Devon, was arrested by Cambodian police on Saturday. |
| The former scout leader was jailed in 2007 for photographing naked boys and possessing indecent pictures of children. | The former scout leader was jailed in 2007 for photographing naked boys and possessing indecent pictures of children. |
| He is now being questioned by Cambodian immigration officials and faces deportation back to the UK. | He is now being questioned by Cambodian immigration officials and faces deportation back to the UK. |
| Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed they were working with the National Crime Agency (NCA) on getting Prestidge returned to the UK. | Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed they were working with the National Crime Agency (NCA) on getting Prestidge returned to the UK. |
| The NCA said the arrest of Prestidge on immigration offences was a "matter for the Cambodian authorities". | The NCA said the arrest of Prestidge on immigration offences was a "matter for the Cambodian authorities". |
| 'Betrayed scouting movement' | 'Betrayed scouting movement' |
| Prestidge is wanted by police for breaking the conditions of a sex offenders order after he failed to return from a trip to visit relatives in Spain in 2010. | Prestidge is wanted by police for breaking the conditions of a sex offenders order after he failed to return from a trip to visit relatives in Spain in 2010. |
| During Prestidge's trial, Exeter Crown Court heard he encouraged boys aged nine and 10 to strip off and invented a game called Sahara in which they pretended they were so hot they had to take off all their clothes. | During Prestidge's trial, Exeter Crown Court heard he encouraged boys aged nine and 10 to strip off and invented a game called Sahara in which they pretended they were so hot they had to take off all their clothes. |
| He also photographed boys during camping trips. | He also photographed boys during camping trips. |
| Judge Jeremy Griggs told him at the trial that he had "betrayed the scouting movement". | Judge Jeremy Griggs told him at the trial that he had "betrayed the scouting movement". |