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German police make arrests as they shut down large darknet site housing child abuse materials
German prosecutors say they have busted one of the world’s biggest international darknet platforms for child abuse material, used by more than 400,000 registered members, including from the US, Australia and Canada.
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The three main suspects were administrators of the platform, advising members on how to evade law enforcement
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A fourth suspect is allegedly one of the most active users, having uploaded over 3,500 posts
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The platform, now shut down, contained photo and video material of “severe sexual abuse”
A joint statement from Frankfurt prosecutors and Germany’s federal investigative police agency said that in mid-April three German suspects —said to be the administrators of the “Boystown” platform — were arrested, along…
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