US immigration and customs agents arrested Seljan as he was about to board a
flight for the Philippines in Los Angeles International Airport. The report
said Seljan had been in constant contact with his would-be victims through
Internet chat and e-mail.
At the time of the arrest, agents found pornographic material, sexual aids and
nearly 100 pounds of chocolates in the American's luggage. An unspecified
amount of currency was also recovered from Seljan.
The report said Seljan intended to use the chocolates to bribe his victims.
Seljan is the 14th US citizen arrested by American authorities for engaging in
child sex tourism.
The immigration and customs central office in Washington said that it has
maintained close coordination with ICE attachés in US embassies worldwide
including areas where child sex cases have been recorded.
US authorities have arrested more than 6,000 child sex suspects on American
soil since the launch of ICE's Operation Predator in July 2003.
The campaign also led to the arrests of about 1,000 suspects overseas after US
officials shared information with foreign authorities about their
investigations into international sex tourism, Internet child pornography and
human trafficking.
