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Interpol-wanted Belgian arrested in Vietnam

A Belgian national, who has been intentionally wanted by the Interpol since 2006 for sexual abuse, has been arrested in the central province of Khanh Hoa .
A Belgian national, who has been intentionally wanted by theInterpol since 2006 for sexual abuse, has been arrested in the centralprovince of Khanh Hoa .

Pelsener Didier, 75, was nabbedon December 19 by Khanh Hoa police while withdrawing cash at anautomated teller machine on Hung Vuong street in Nha Trang city.

According to the Interpol, Pelsener had sexually abused his adopteddaughters for a long time before his crime was uncovered in 2006.

His eldest adopted daughter was sexually abused for 13 years from theage of 8 to 20 while her younger sister was abused when she was between8 years old and 16.

Pelsender used a fake Venezuelanpassport under the name of Luis Beltran Gonzalez to enter Vietnamsince late 2007 through Ho Chi Minh City-based Tan Son Nhatinternational airport.

During his stay in Vietnam , heoften travelled between the southern province of Dong Nai , and thecentral provinces of Binh Thuan and Khanh Hoa.

In NhaTrang, the man lived in a rental guesthouse room at 5 Hang Ca street ,where local police seized his laptop, plus some CDs and DVDs.

Khanh Hoa police are working with the Ministry of Public Security andthe Interpol office in Vietnam to carry out further investigationsinto the case.-VNA
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