2007 international child pornography investigation
 | This article needs to be updated. (November 2013) |
| Undisclosed | |
|---|---|
| Operation Name | Undisclosed |
| Type | Child Pornography Investigation |
| Scope | Multinational |
| Roster | |
| Initiated by | Austria |
| Countries Participated | United States, Germany, Ireland, Australia, Austria, Ireland, |
| # of Countries Participated | 77 |
| Mission | |
| Target | Russian website hosted on Austrian Server |
| Timeline | |
| Results | |
| Suspects | 2,360+
|
| Accounting | |
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
References
- ^ "Austrian police uncover global child porn ring". NBC News. February 7, 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
- ^ "RCMP to probe Canadian IPs in global child-porn network". CBC News. February 7, 2007. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
- ^ "2,360 Suspects In Global Child Porn Bust". CBS News. February 7, 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
- ^ "Austria says bust of global child porn ring involves 2,360-plus suspects worldwide". USA Today. February 7, 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
- ^ Julia May; Craig Smith (February 9, 2007). "Australian pedophiles trapped by web hunt". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
- ^ "Review call after child porn blunder". Irish Independent. February 11, 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
- ^ "Global child porn ring 'involves 2,360 suspects'". Irish Examiner. February 7, 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
- ^ Veronika Oleksyn (February 7, 2007). "Child Porn Ring Uncovered in Austria". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
- ^ Gary Hughes (February 19, 2007). "Australians linked with child porn ring". news.com.au. Retrieved March 3, 2013.