Germany busts international child porn site used by 400,000

Paedophiles used it to exchange and watch pornography of children and toddlers, most of them boys, from all over the world
Germany busts international child porn site used by 400,000

The authorities said the platform was “one of the world’s biggest child pornography darknet platforms” and had been active at least since 2019.

German prosecutors said they have busted one of the world’s biggest international darknet platforms for child pornography, used by more than 400,000 registered members.

Frankfurt prosecutors said in a statement together with the Federal Criminal Police Office that in mid-April three German suspects, said to be the administrators of the “Boystown” platform, were arrested along with a German user.

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