Alleged Pedophile Nabbed After Global Hunt

The criminal complaint details how investigators were able to pin down the time frame and location where the alleged sex acts took place. According to the complaint, in the images, both a luggage tag with the airport code BKK, for Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport, and a Chang water bottle, which would be widely available in that country, are visible.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrest Wayne Nelson Corliss of Union City, N.J. in...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrest Wayne Nelson Corliss of Union City, N.J. in connection to a child sex abuse investigation. Interpol had issued a global appeal to help identify a man, now believed to be Corliss, seen in photos depicting alleged child sexual abuse.

(Immigration and Customs Enforcement/Interpol)

"Data embedded in the images indicate that they were taken in the year 2000 by a Fuji camera," the complaint adds.

Acting on new leads developed after the Interpol appeal, officers searched the U.S. Passport database and compared photos associated with application and renewals to the images provided by Interpol and a photo provided by a tipster, the complaint says.

"Comparison of the images from all three sources led law enforcement agents to conclude that the same individual is depicted in all of the images. Specifically, law enforcement officers concluded that the offender depicted in the images depicting the sexual abuse of minors was defendant Corliss," the complaint claims.

Additionally, Department of Homeland Security databases yielded records from Corliss' "extensive travel to Asia," including records indicating he traveled from Narita, Tokyo, to the United States in 2000.

"Based on my training and experience, Narita, Tokyo, is a common point of departure to and from Bangkok, Thailand," ICE special agent William Bellanger stated in the complaint.

"Additionally, in 2002, Department of Homeland Security records indicate that defendant Corliss traveled from Bangkok, Thailand, through Taipei, Taiwan, into the United States," Bellanger continued.

Praising the quick response of the public and law enforcement, Interpol Secretary General Ronald K. Noble said in a statement that just days ago, all investigators had to go on were the series of photos and the hope that the public and law enforcement would respond to the agency's appeal for help.

"That two days later the primary suspect is now in custody is an outstanding achievement and credit to the citizens, media and law enforcement worldwide who responded to Interpol's call," Noble said.