The dens charge customers, mostly Western men, a few dollars to watch images of
Philippine women and girls through webcam technology.
Salvador Manga, head of the region's criminal investigation team, said police
found six women, including two minors, working as "models" in an Internet cafe
in Angeles City operated by James Paul Kelly, an American who held a Philippine
tourist visa.
Police said they were searching for Kelly's partner who was believed to be
Canadian.
"They violated several Philippine laws for operating a pornographic site,"
Manga told reporters.
"They were not supposed to be operating any business in the country".
Catholic Church officials and non-government organisations have been raising
pressure on the authorities to crack down on Web sites run by foreign
pornography syndicates.
Police said an American husband and wife escaped arrest last week when they
raided another Internet cafe in Angeles City.
In May, two Dutch brothers died during a shootout when police raided a cybersex
den in Manila.
Reuters
