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Germany: Investigators have struck a blow against child abuse, six men have been arrested, two from NRW, from Minden and Jüchen. Investigators have uncovered a platform on the darknet where child pornography was being distributed. The platform had been a forum for child pornography since 2019.
Investigations into this have been ongoing since April 2020 and took place nationwide. The Duisburg police took the lead. At the end of September, officers then carried out raids on “leading backers” of the platform in North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Lower Saxony, Rhineland-Palatinate and Schleswig-Holstein. 200 officers were deployed.
The seven men, aged between 43 and 69, are said to be members of the platform's leadership team, two of them, aged 45 and 56, are said to come from North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany). Seven properties were searched and six people were arrested and are currently in custody.
The suspects had organized the platform together, but also created and distributed video material themselves, according to NRW Interior Minister Reul, “and this despite partial previous convictions, despite ongoing probation, despite court-ordered therapy.”
The tip-off for the investigation came from a user who had repented after registering on the websites and had made his access data for several platforms available to the police.
The investigation not only identified the people behind the platform, but also users all over the world - the number is said to be in the six-figure range. By shutting down the platform, “the scene has been deprived of a central point of contact for its disgusting activities”, said Interior Minister Reul. The investigations are not a flash in the pan, but a wildfire.
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