Convicted Pedophile in Bribe Scandal

SIHANOUKVILLE, CAMBODIA - 2010/07/24: The "adopted" son of a 63 year-old Swedish man convicted of pedophilia, now lives with his mother and younger brother in a small room outside the resort of Sihanoukville. The first time the boy met the Swede, he was nine years old. He then received money for his education from the Swede, and they even made several trips abroad together. During the trial, he testified against the Swede telling the court that he had been sexually abused for years. Today, he has taken back his accusations, "My father has not done anything with me. He was a good father." His 'father' will find out on Friday 13th 2010 whether the US $11,000 bribe he has boasted of having paid to four Cambodian judges will overturn his six and a half year sentence and set him free. In January 2010 his conviction came as a result of investigative work by an NGO, Action Pour Les Enfants (APLE) formed in 2003. Cambodia’s reputation as being a sex paradise for foreigners along with its lax legal system, has acted as a magnet to pedophiles.. (Photo by Jonas Gratzer/LightRocket via Getty Images)