British paedophile exploited stigma of abuse in vulnerable communities

British national Richard Huckle is seen after his arrest on multiple charges of sexual abuse of children in an image handed out by Britain's National Crime Agency June 2, 2016. NCA/Handout via REUTERS/File photo

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - In the shadows of Kuala Lumpur's gleaming high-rises, a non-governmental organisation has started holding workshops on sexual abuse for children of a poor Indian community, once a haunt of convicted British paedophile Richard Huckle.

It took weeks to convince the 200 families in the community, which cannot under law be named in order to protect the identity of Huckle's victims, to allow their children, some as young as four, to gain some sex education.