2007 international child pornography investigation explained

Undisclosed
Type:Child Pornography Investigation
Scope:Multinational
Initiated By:Austria
Country Names:United States, Germany, Ireland, Australia, Austria, Ireland,
Countries Number:77
Target:Russian website hosted on Austrian Server
Suspects Number:2,360+
  • Australia = 130,
  • United States = 600,
  • Austria = 23
  • Ireland = 2

The 2007 international child pornography investigation was an international criminal investigation into a criminal organization dealing in child pornography. Austrian authorities initiated the investigation in July and were the ones to uncover the criminal organization.[1] More than 2,360 suspects residing in 77 countries were investigated.[2] Approximately 600 of the suspects were in the United States.[3] The European country with the most suspects was Germany.[4] 130 of the suspects were in Australia.[5] The two suspects in the Republic of Ireland were not investigated by Garda Síochána until six months after Austrian authorities notified them of the crime.[6] At least 23 suspects were Austrians.[7] The pornography depicted the sexual abuse of children under the age of 14.[8] A Russian website hosted the pornography on an Austrian server.[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. NBC News. February 7, 2007. Austrian police uncover global child porn ring. March 3, 2013.
  2. CBC News. February 7, 2007. RCMP to probe Canadian IPs in global child-porn network. February 3, 2013.
  3. CBS News. 2,360 Suspects In Global Child Porn Bust. February 7, 2007. March 3, 2013.
  4. USA Today. Austria says bust of global child porn ring involves 2,360-plus suspects worldwide. February 7, 2007. March 3, 2013.
  5. The Sydney Morning Herald. Julia May. Craig Smith. Australian pedophiles trapped by web hunt. February 9, 2007. March 3, 2013.
  6. Irish Independent. Review call after child porn blunder. February 11, 2007. March 3, 2013.
  7. Irish Examiner. Global child porn ring 'involves 2,360 suspects'. February 7, 2007. March 3, 2013.
  8. News: The Washington Post. Child Porn Ring Uncovered in Austria. February 7, 2007. Veronika Oleksyn. March 3, 2013.
  9. news.com.au. Australians linked with child porn ring. Gary Hughes. February 19, 2007. March 3, 2013.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "2007 international child pornography investigation".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.