Danny Pope was arrested in a Phnom Penh child sex brothel where he had a room

Five prostitutes, including three children, were discovered in the massage parlor

Pope told police he was giving one young girl $100 a month for food and clothes

Massages advertised for $2.47 and the 'parlor' is said to be open 24 hours a day

An American man has been arrested after being found in a child sex brothel in Cambodia, where he allegedly gave a girl $100 a month.

Danny Pope was in a private room inside the massage parlor in capital Phnom Penh when officers raided the building on Saturday morning.

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Police said they had been monitoring the brothel as well as the 59-year-old suspect, from Statesville, North Carolina, for two days before raiding the two-story property.

An orange sign outside the building advertises massages for 10,000 Cambodia Riel ($2.47) and says the shop is open 24 hours a day.

Five prostitutes - including three children - were discovered inside the building and taken into care.

American Danny Pope as he was arrested after being found inside a child sex brothel in Cambodia

One young woman and three children who were found inside the Cambodian 'massage parlor' during a police raid on March 2

Pope was lead away by Cambodian police on a moped to be taken to a police station and questioned

Footage showed Pope - wearing a white shirt and with a grey mullet - being lead away and put onto a police motorcycle.

He was interviewed at the police station where he told officers that he had been giving one of the young girls '$100 a month for food and clothes'.

Asked if he had given money to any of the other children, he said 'no just her'.

It is not known if Pope was questioned about his social media profile, which shows him posing with different Asian children over a number of years.

Police took Pope, then wearing a black check shirt and black hat, back to the brothel named Srey Nean 871 and also back to his rented room on a police parade.

He has since been remanded in custody while police prepare the case to give to prosecutors.

The Srey Nean 871 where Pope rented a room and admitted given one girl $100 a month. A sign outside advertises massages for 10,000 Cambodia Riel ($2.47)

Police lead Pope, who was wearing a black check shirt and black hat, away from the child sex brothel to be interviewed after officers had been watching him for two days

Pope has been remanded in custody while police prepare the case to give to prosecutors. His social media profile shows him posed with young Asian children

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The Anti-Human Trafficking and Minor Protection Office said in a statement that Pope was facing charges of 'rape, aggravating circumstances and soliciting child prostitution'.

A spokesman said: 'The police force of the Anti-Human Trafficking and Minor Protection Office conducted an investigation into the detention of an American citizen involved in the case of child prostitution.

'The operation was held on the evening of March 2, 2019 at the Srey Neang massage parlour at 871 Sangkat Kakap 2, Khan Por Sen Chey, Phnom Penh.

'The operation was under direct command of Lieutenant General Seth Thorn and Phnom Penh Police Commissioner, facilitated by Keo Sothea, Prosecutor of the Trial Monitoring, and led by General Chun Kakamom.

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'Deputy Commissioner of the Office of Counter-Trafficking and Minority Protection of the Police of the Royal High Commission.'

When questioned by police Pope told officers he had been giving one of the young girls in the brothel '$100 a month for food and clothes'