French paedophile who faced death by firing squad kills himself in prison after being accused of 'molesting 300 children and beating those who refused to have sex with him (photo)

A French man who faced death by firing squad killed himself in prison after being accused of molesting more than 300 children and beating those who refused to have sex with him.   

Francois Camille Abello, 65, was found last Thursday unresponsive inside his cell at a detention center in Jakarta, said police spokesman Yusri Yunus.

After three days of treatment, he was pronounced dead, Yunus told reporters on Monday.

Umar Shahab, an official at National Police Hospital in Jakarta, said doctors reported the French retiree had a neck fracture, and the injury blocked the supply of oxygen.
 
The pensioner was arrested last month in a hotel in Jakarta with two underage girls in his room.

He was paraded Thursday in handcuffs wearing an orange prison shirt and black facemask at a police press conference.

Police said they found videos on Abello's computer that showed him engaging in illegal sex acts with over 300 children aged between 10 and 17.

They said he would approach children and lure them with offers of work as models. Those who refused to have sex were beaten.

Abello faced life in prison, chemical castration, or even execution by firing squad if convicted on a raft of charges under Indonesia's child protection laws.

The pensioner had entered Indonesia on a tourist visa several times over the past five years, according to police.