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Fri 10 Oct 2007McCanns welcome paedophile sex ring inquiryBRITAIN:Kate and Gerry McCann were said to be "extremely encouraged" yesterday by reports that Portuguese police had infiltrated a paedophile ring.Clarence Mitchell, the family's spokesman, confirmed that 150 computers had been seized in raids on the homes of 80 suspected paedophiles across Portugal.