On Wednesday, the Nepal police arrested an Australian national from a popular tourist spot in Nepal for allegedly sexually abusing two boys. The accused, identified as 63-year-old Berryman Thomas Alfred, was arrested on Tuesday from his rented accommodation in Pokhara, the tourist hub of western Nepal.

The two boys, aged 12 and 14 were rescued from his flat during the police operation. A hunt is also on for other victims, if any, as part of the police investigation. The Australian national who was working as a paragliding pilot for a local company in the tourist town is the latest foreigner to be accused of paedophilia in the landlocked country where child sexual abuse has become rampant due to cultural taboos and a lax legal system.