Hundreds held in Canada bust
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A GLOBAL investigation into a Canadian child porn website had led to the arrest of 341 people including teachers, doctors and police officers, and the rescue of 386 sexually abused children, police said.
Those arrested include six law enforcement officials, nine religious leaders, 40 school teachers, three foster parents, 32 children volunteers and nine doctors and nurses, according to Toronto police.
Undercover officers made contact in October 2010 with a man sharing “very graphic images of young children being sexually abused,” said Inspector Joanna Beaven-Desjardins, head of the Toronto police’s Sex Crimes Unit.
They were able to trace his Internet connection to a Toronto address.
Their investigation led to a company believed to be producing and distributing child exploitation videos and images over the Internet.
“The company operated a website — www.azovfilms.com — where customers from around the world placed orders to have movies sent to them through the mail or Internet,” Beaven-Desjardins said.
The 42-year-old suspect’s home and business were raided seven months later, and he was charged with operating a website that sold and distributed child pornography.
Police said the man “paid various people to film children for the purpose of creating movies for sale on his website.”
The Canadian distributor’s website meanwhile allegedly earned him C$4 million over several years.
Authorities said they seized more than 45 terabytes of data, including hundreds of thousands of images and videos detailing “horrific” sexual acts against children as young as five.
Police subsequently tracked down the website’s customers around the world.
The United States Postal Inspection Service took part in the probe, as did authorities in Sweden, Spain, Australia, South Africa, Hong Kong, and other countries and regions.
US Postal Inspection Service acting Deputy Chief Inspector Gerald O’Farrell said those convicted in the case included an attorney and youth baseball coach in Washington state who produced more than 500 videos of children he molested.
Australian police said yesterday that 65 of the arrests were made in that country, including a priest and two teachers. Six children were rescued.
“This investigation has disrupted an international network of suspects, in a powerful demonstration of law enforcement working together to protect children around the world,” said Commander Glen McEwen, Australian Federal Police manager of cyber crime operations.
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