German police arrest operators behind darknet child porn

BERLIN: German police arrested three men on Monday on suspicion of operating one of the world's largest child pornography internet platforms following a series of raids across the country.

The men are accused of operating the platform as administrators on the so-called "darknet", which is not visible to normal users and can only be accessed using specific software and authorisations, the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) said.

Investigators from both the BKA and the Frankfurt public prosecutor's office searched seven properties in three states, North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria and Hamburg, before making the arrests, dpa news agency quoted officials as saying.

Another suspected member of the ring was arrested in Paraguay at the request of German law enforcement authorities, the BKA said. (IANS)

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