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Interpol says 20 arrested in child sexual abuse operation across 12 countries
- Interpol and Spanish authorities arrested 20 suspects between March and May 2025 across 12 countries in a child sexual abuse material operation.
- The operation started in late 2024 after Spanish police discovered several instant messaging groups circulating exploitation images and alerted international agencies.
- The arrests included seven in Spain, with suspects such as a healthcare worker and a teacher, and additional detainees in Latin America, Europe, and the US.
- Authorities seized computers, phones, tablets, and digital storage devices during searches, and identified 68 further suspects as investigations continue globally.
- This global effort, coordinated by Interpol and Europol, represents a major breakthrough in tackling the creation and spread of illegal content involving child exploitation.
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Twenty people from Europe, the United States and Latin America have been arrested as part of an investigation into an international network that produced and distributed sexual abuse materials to children, said Interpol (International Criminal Police Organization) on Friday. The police organization said the network was believed to be extended to Asia and the Pacific region as well. The arrests, which took place in 12 countries, were the result o…
International child abuse ring dismantled in Spanish-led operation, Interpol says
A coordinated international crackdown led by Spanish police has resulted in the arrest of 20 individuals across 12 countries in the Americas and Europe, as part of a sweeping operation against child sexual exploitation networks, Interpol has confirmed. The investigation began in late 2024, when Spanish officers conducting online surveillance identified encrypted messaging groups being used to circulate child sexual abuse material. As the probe d…
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Child pornography swoop leads to 20 arrests in 12 nations
PARIS: An international operation against child pornography led by Spanish police has resulted in the arrest of 20 people in 12 nations across the Americas and Europe, Interpol said. The operation was initiated by Spain in late 2024, when officers carried out online patrols and identified instant messaging groups dedicated to the circulation of child sexual exploitation
Interpol has arrested 20 people in 12 different countries for suspected child crime. Online messaging groups broadcasting child pornography content have been identified. - Criminality: 20 people arrested by Interpol in about ten countries (Police, justice and other facts).
The Spanish police, together with Interpol and Europol, have succeeded in striking against the sexual abuse of children.
Last year, the Spletno oko reporting point received 863 reports of child sexual abuse footage on the Internet; 731 of them were forwarded to the police.
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