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A SUSPECTED Irish sex tourist has been arrested in Colombia after allegedly being caught in a hotel room with a young girl who said he had offered her €37 for sex.
Cops released footage of the moment they nicked the Dubliner, in his 40s, and escorted him to a police van in handcuffs.
Officers said they nabbed the suspect “red-handed” at the unnamed hotel in a neighbourhood of Colombia’s second-largest city, Medellin.
He is thought not to have started to engage in sexual intercourse with the 15-year-old minor when he was caught.
The 34-year-old hotel manager was also arrested in the police swoop.
Both men were remanded to a local jail following a court appearance.
William Castano Ramos, head of Valle de Aburra’s Metropolitan Police which made the arrests, said: “An Irish citizen has been captured for the sexual exploitation of a minor under the age of 18 in the centre of Medellin.
“A minor aged 15 was found inside one of the rooms at a hotel with a foreigner during checks at the establishment.
“The teenager said this man had offered her 160,000 Colombian pesos (€37) in exchange for a sexual encounter with her.
“As well as the arrest of this man from Dublin in Ireland, we also handed over the hotel administrator to the courts for promoting prostitution.”
The alleged paedophile is said to have handed the girl half the cash he’d promised before he was lifted.
Medellin mayor Federico Gutierrez called the suspect a “depraved person” in an explosive attack on social media on Friday, hours after the arrest is believed to have taken place.
Mr Gutierrez said: “We do not stop the fight against sexual exploitation of children and adolescents in Medellin. Zero tolerance.
“Thanks to a citizen complaint and the timely and coordinated work between police and public prosecutors, it was possible to identify a foreign citizen who entered a hotel in the centre of the city in the company of a minor.
“This person was arrested for the crime of demanding the sexual exploitation of a minor under the age of 18 and the hotel manager for the crime of promoting prostitution.
“The Irish national, from Dublin, had arrived in Colombia and had arranged to have a sexual encounter with the 15-year-old for a payment of Pesos Colombian 160,000. He had already paid her half of that.”
Mr Gutierrez warned other men against planning to practise sex tourism in Medellin.
He said “The message is very clear — those who come to exploit our children and women are not only not welcome but we will pursue them until they are caught. These depraved people will continue to fall.”
Last April, Gutierrez banned adverts offering sexual services and forced bars in the area to shut at 1am.
He acted after a 36-year-old American man was discovered in a hotel with two girls aged 12 and 13. The suspect left the country before he could be formally arrested.
Colombia’s president Gustavo Petro took to X to say his government would ask the US to “extradite the Medellin hotel paedophile”.
Petro’s daughter also got involved in her dad’s row with Donald Trump by urging him to deport Americans caught sexually abusing children.
Andrea Petro, 33, waded into the diplomatic war after her father caved into the US President’s tariff threat following Colombia’s initial refusal to accept flights with deported migrants on them.
Last April, an alleged British paedo was arrested in Colombia alongside a Venezuelan woman accused of pimping out her 14-year-old daughter to foreigners in a case cops called “perverse”.
A BRITISH dad has died after being struck down with salmonella while on a luxury family holiday in the Canary Islands.
Leslie Green had been staying at the four star Occidental Jandia Playa resort in Fuerteventura, while enjoying a sunshine break for his 70th birthday.
But he was struck down with salmonella during the second week of the £2,300 holiday before being admitted to a Spanish hospital when his condition worsened.
The grandfather-of-one then developed complications, including sepsis and kidney failure, and died in hospital around four weeks later.
Leslie’s wife of 38 years, Julie, was also left seriously ill after she too got salmonella and spent a week in hospital.
She fell poorly a week after the start of her husband’s illness – on the day of her 60th birthday.
Julie, of Little Lever, Bolton, has now instructed specialist international serious injury lawyers to investigate.
She said the couple had concerns a carbonara sauce they ate one day was lukewarm while she found her chicken undercooked during another meal.
She also revealed she didn’t see any staff washing their hands and newly cooked food would be mixed with food that had been stood.
Retired NHS assistant nurse Julie said: “When we booked the holiday to celebrate my 60th and Leslie’s 70th, we never imagined it would turn out the way it did.
“During the second week of the holiday, Leslie became ill and got progressively worse.
“I soon knew it was serious and wasn’t just a 24-hour thing that would pass. A few days later he was in hospital and then a week later I was as well.
“I was lucky in that, while I was very poorly, I wasn’t as bad as Leslie. Seeing him in hospital in those last few days was awful.
“He looked so frail, and I felt so helpless as I couldn’t do anything for him.
“Saying goodbye to Leslie and seeing his life slip away is something I don’t think I’ll get over.”
Julie continued: “Leslie was one of the good guys. He was a kind and gentle man who adored his family and enjoyed keeping fish, playing darts and pool, and supporting his football team, Bury FC.
“I still can’t comprehend how we went on holiday together, but Leslie never came home. If it wasn’t for the pain I wake with daily, it almost wouldn’t seem real.
“Leslie and I had so many plans for our retirement, but I feel cheated that these have been taken away from us in the cruellest way.
“The least I deserve is answers.”
Leslie and Julie, who have two daughters and one grandchild, arrived at Occidental Jandia Playa on October 1 last year.
Leslie fell ill on October 9 with symptoms including diarrhoea, which led to dehydration.
He was seen by the in-resort doctor on October 12 and taken by ambulance to the local clinic to be given fluids, but he was admitted to hospital the following day.
Leslie, who tested positive for salmonella, suffered complications including kidney failure, pneumonia and sepsis – where the body attacks itself in response to an infection.
He was placed into an induced coma, yet he continued to deteriorate, and doctors said they could do nothing further for him.
Leslie died hours after his life-support machine was switched off on November 4.
His body was repatriated a week later. A post-mortem examination was carried out on November 18, the results of which are awaited.
Julie, who had remained in Fuerteventura at the end of her holiday to be at her husband’s bedside was discharged from hospital on October 24.
Following her return home, Julie was still affected by bowel related issues.
The couple’s daughter, Becci, 35, flew out to support her parents and to be at her dad’s bedside when his life-support machine was switched off.
Their eldest daughter, Sarah, 38, who is in end stage kidney failure, had recently been discharged from intensive care so was not medically fit to fly.
SALMONELLA is an infection in the gut. It is a type of food poisoning.
What causes it?
Salmonella is usually contracted when you eat contaminated food or drinks such as raw (unpasteurised) milk or eggs, uncooked meats – especially poultry.
It has also been found in a wide range of foods and products such as chocolate, cooked meats, baby milk, and salads.
What are the symptoms?
What to do if you have it?
Usually, you won’t need treatment. Just drink plenty of water.
Symptoms take between 12 and 72 hours to develop.
It may take up to two weeks to clear up, but if symptoms become severe, call your GP.
Salmonella isn’t usually life threatening.
How do you prevent it?
Another British woman who fell ill while staying at the resort around the same time as Leslie and Julie has also asked lawyers at Irwin Mitchell to investigate after she was diagnosed with salmonella.
Jennifer Hodgson, the expert international serious injury lawyer at Irwin Mitchell representing Julie, said: “This is an extremely worrying case with the first-hand accounts we’ve heard from our clients who stayed at the resort at the same time being very similar.
“The impact of salmonella and other gastric illnesses should never be downplayed.
“They can result in serious complications leading to serious injury and sadly death, as Leslie’s case tragically highlights.
“While nothing can make up for what’s happened, we’re now investigating our client’s concerns and are determined to provide them with not only the answers they deserve, but access to specialist rehabilitation and support.”