CANADIAN deviant Christopher ''Swirly Face'' Neil, who served time in a Thai prison for abusing two boys, has been sentenced to three months in jail for possessing a device that gave him access to the Internet.
Deported to Canada in 2012, Neil was immediately placed under conditions designed to protect children, including a ban on owning devices such as a laptop.
He pleaded guilty last year to violating his conditions after he was caught with four devices including a laptop, cell phones and an e-reader.
A judge has sentenced him to three months in jail, though he only has 48 days left after credit for time served, followed by three years of probation.
Neil is awaiting trial for 10 new charges that were laid in March related to child sex tourism and child pornography.
It's the first real attempt in Canada at prosecuting a globally-known convicted pedophile under rarely used child-sex tourism laws.
Christopher Neil was the subject of Interpol's largest international manhunt at the time of his arrest in 2007 and ultimately imprisoned for five years in Thailand.
Five of the charges Neil faces stem from accusations of sex offences involving children in Cambodia in 2003.
The other five counts are child pornography-related.
Neil's image became ubiquitous on major TV news networks because of distorted pictures of his face to disguise his identity, leading to him being dubbed ''Swirly Face.''
Deported to Canada in 2012, Neil was immediately placed under conditions designed to protect children, including a ban on owning devices such as a laptop.
He pleaded guilty last year to violating his conditions after he was caught with four devices including a laptop, cell phones and an e-reader.
A judge has sentenced him to three months in jail, though he only has 48 days left after credit for time served, followed by three years of probation.
Neil is awaiting trial for 10 new charges that were laid in March related to child sex tourism and child pornography.
It's the first real attempt in Canada at prosecuting a globally-known convicted pedophile under rarely used child-sex tourism laws.
Christopher Neil was the subject of Interpol's largest international manhunt at the time of his arrest in 2007 and ultimately imprisoned for five years in Thailand.
Five of the charges Neil faces stem from accusations of sex offences involving children in Cambodia in 2003.
The other five counts are child pornography-related.
Neil's image became ubiquitous on major TV news networks because of distorted pictures of his face to disguise his identity, leading to him being dubbed ''Swirly Face.''
