04 May,2021 07:49 AM IST | Berlin | Agencies
The site had clips showing sexual abuse of toddlers. Representation pic
German prosecutors announced on Monday they have busted one of the world's biggest international darknet platforms for child pornography, used by more than 400,000 registered members.
Frankfurt prosecutors said in a statement together with the Federal Criminal Police Office that in mid-April three German suspects, said to be the administrators of the "Boystown" platform, were arrested along with a German user. One of the three main suspects was arrested in Paraguay. They also searched seven buildings in connection with the porn ring in mid-April in Germany.
The platform had 400,000 registered members; three suspects, including one from Paraguay, have been arrested at least since 2019. Pedophiles used it to exchange and watch pornography of children and toddlers, most of them boys, from all over the world.
Prosecutors wrote that they found "images of most severe sexual abuse of toddlers" among the photos and video material.
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A German police task force investigated the platform, its administrators and users for months in cooperation with Europol and law enforcement authorities from the Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, the United States and Canada, the statement said.
2019
Year since when the site was active
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