France, June 21 -- A 55-year-old Frenchman suspected of commissioning online pedophile crimes in Colombia has been arrested and charged in France, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Saturday.

The suspect was charged this week with complicity in human trafficking involving minors under the age of 15 who had been raped, rape and sexual assault of minors including incestuous acts, as well as acquisition, possession and consultation of pornographic images of minors.

He was remanded in custody.

The prosecutor's office said it worked closely with Colombian authorities and that the operation led to the simultaneous arrests of the suspect, local perpetrators and middlemen - the so-called money runners.

Several victims were also identified ...