Febuary 2000 FBI men honoured for paedophile arrest Two FBI agents who tracked down a British paedophile who broadcast pictures of his child rape victim on the internet are being honoured for their work. Special Agents Mike Du Bois and Mark Febrache trapped paedophile Paul Cunningham after spotting the pornographic images while policing the Internet. Paul Cunningham, 29, of Cleghorn Street, Heaton, Newcastle was jailed for life after admitting seven rape charges, attempted rape and indecent assault, all involving a seven-year-old girl. He also admitted charges involving a young boy, and producing indecent photographs. Mr Du Bois, who works in Maryland, in the United States, and London-based Mr Febrache will receive awards for their successful operation. “It’s nice to be recognised in this way but the great accomplishment is putting a paedophile away for such a long period of time,” Mr Du Bois said. “That is where I take the biggest satisfaction. “These pictures were particularly unpleasant and it’s pleasing that he was arrested and jailed so quickly.” Mr Febrache, who works as an agent in the US Embassy in London, said the FBI often worked with law enforcement agencies from around the world. “But this is one of the most successful in terms of the investigation, the speed and the outcome, ” he said. The investigation started last June when Mr Du Bois spotted child rape pictures being broadcast on the Internet from a website in England. He contacted Mr Febrache, who alerted police in Staffordshire. Cunningham was tracked down to a flat in Cleghorn Street, Heaton, Newcastle. He was arrested within 36 hours of the pictures being spotted. The investigation revealed he had down-loaded more than 5,000 images, mostly of children, in five weeks. He was sentenced to seven life sentences for the rapes and 17 years for the other offences at Newcastle Crown Court on 1 November last year.