More than 500 Australians in child porn inquiry

Dom · Oct 1, 2004, 09:19 PM

SYDNEY (Reuters) - More than 500 Australians could be involved in child pornography on the Internet, Australia's top police officer says after nationwide raids saw more than 200 people charged with over 2,000 child pornography offences.

"This operation has provided us information in the order of in excess of 500 Australians accessing the material," said Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty on Friday.

A tip-off to U.S. customs about child pornography on the Internet produced 95,000 leads worldwide at the start of this year, Keelty said.

Australian police have yet to examine 400 computers and other material seized in 400 raids over the past week.

"It's almost certain that there will be further arrests," Keelty told Australian radio. More raids are expected on Friday.

Those arrested on Thursday included police officers, teachers and a child-care centre owner. They face a range of charges from sexual abuse, to downloading and distributing child pornography images to child sex tourism.

Keelty said a worldwide child Internet pornography crackdown began when U.S. authorities, mainly the U.S. Customs Service, called a meeting with Interpol in February and revealed Internet child pornography mainly from Belarus in eastern Europe.

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goku21 · Oct 2, 2004, 01:09 AM

That's just wrong.

Oct 1, 2004, 09:19 PM	#1
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	More than 500 Australians in child porn inquiry SYDNEY (Reuters) - More than 500 Australians could be involved in child pornography on the Internet, Australia's top police officer says after nationwide raids saw more than 200 people charged with over 2,000 child pornography offences. "This operation has provided us information in the order of in excess of 500 Australians accessing the material," said Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty on Friday. A tip-off to U.S. customs about child pornography on the Internet produced 95,000 leads worldwide at the start of this year, Keelty said. Australian police have yet to examine 400 computers and other material seized in 400 raids over the past week. "It's almost certain that there will be further arrests," Keelty told Australian radio. More raids are expected on Friday. Those arrested on Thursday included police officers, teachers and a child-care centre owner. They face a range of charges from sexual abuse, to downloading and distributing child pornography images to child sex tourism. Keelty said a worldwide child Internet pornography crackdown began when U.S. authorities, mainly the U.S. Customs Service, called a meeting with Interpol in February and revealed Internet child pornography mainly from Belarus in eastern Europe. [Read More] _____________________ Source: Reuters

Oct 2, 2004, 01:09 AM	#2
goku21 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 152 Rep Power: 0	That's just wrong.