US police have arrested a suspected paedophile two days after Interpol released his picture, the international police agency has said.

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The pictures were found on the internet but the suspect's identity was unknown until his arrest, Interpol said.

Wayne Nelson Corliss was arrested at his home in the US state of New Jersey.

Rare public appeal

Interpol said its unusual public appeal led to more than 200 leads in the first 24 hours.

"The arrest of the suspected child sex abuser... came about as a result of independent tips provided via the internet to Interpol's headquarters in Lyon by three individuals living in the United States," Interpol said.

Three people in the US identified the suspect as 57-year-old Mr Corliss, living in Union City, New Jersey.

"Two days ago, this man's nationality, identity and location were totally unknown," said Interpol Secretary General Ronald K Noble.

"All we had to go by were a series of graphic photographs in which the suspect was seen sexually abusing young children".

Police first became aware of the suspect two years ago from photos of him found on the computer hard-drive of a man arrested in Norway and later convicted on paedophilia-related charges, Interpol said.

It is only the second time Interpol has appealed to the public for help in hunting for a paedophile.

Last October Interpol released pictures of a suspected paedophile, dubbed Mr Swirl, who had disguised his face on the internet using a digital technique.

The image was unscrambled and soon after 32-year-old Canadian ex-teacher, Christopher Neil, was arrested. He is due to go on trial in Thailand in June.

(BBC)

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