Cambodian police arrest US man on child abuse, pornography charges

	Earth Times Posted : Wed, 20 May 2009 Author : DPA

Phnom Penh - Cambodian police arrested a US man whom they accused of sexually abusing three young boys and producing child pornography, national media reported Wednesday. Police said Mark Stephan Freitag, 60, had committed three acts of abuse against the children, including indecent acts, sexual intercourse and producing child pornography, the Cambodia Daily newspaper reported.

Anti-trafficking police chief Keo Thea said Freitag had donated rice to poor families in Kandal province, which surrounds Phnom Penh, in return for taking the boys on day trips to the capital and other provinces.

Keo Thea said Freitag confessed to committing the crimes after he was arrested Monday night in Phnom Penh.