PARIS: A 52-year-old man from Italy has been arrested in France on charges of sexually abusing 160 children, including his own daughter.

According to the international news agency, a 52-year-old accused of Italy has been arrested in France. The suspect fled from Germany earlier and was hiding in a friend’s house in France.

The accused faced 122 cases in Germany between 2000 and 2014 for sexually abusing around 160 children. The brutal accused had abused the children of his friends, relatives, and office colleagues.

French police have not identified the suspect, but will soon hand him over to German police, saying he has confessed to the crime and will be extradited to Germany under European law.