Police blitz on paedophiles leads to arrest of 660 suspects including doctors, teachers, Scout leaders and care workers

• Police crackdown has led to the arrest of 660 suspected paedophiles
• Includes teachers, Scout leaders, doctors, former officers and care workers
• Arrested on suspicion of downloading and distributing child abuse images
  
• National Crime Agency (NCA) said many had no prior contact with police
  

By LIZZIE EDMONDS

PUBLISHED: 11:06 GMT, 16 July 2014 | UPDATED: 12:11 GMT, 16 July 2014

A sex crime crackdown has led to the arrest of 660 suspected paedophiles across Britain including teachers, Scout leaders and care workers, it has been revealed today.

The six-month operation by the National Crime Agency (NCA) targeted internet users in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland who accessed child abuse images online.

Many of those arrested are workers who had access to children through their jobs and had no previous contact with police, the NCA confirmed.

The organisation added that suspects include doctors, teachers, Scout leaders, care workers and former police officers. 

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