3 May 2021
BERLIN (AP) – German prosecutors announced Monday 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. One of the three main suspects was arrested in Paraguay.
They also searched seven buildings in connection with the porn ring in mid-April in Germany.
The authorities said the platform was “one of the world’s biggest child pornography darknet platforms” and had been active at least since 2019. Pedophiles used it to exchange and watch pornography of children and toddlers, most of them boys, from all over the world.
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German police shut down child abuse online platform with 400,000 members
The platform, named as “Boystown”, had existed since 2019. By AFP Monday 3 May 2021, 3:00 PM 3 hours ago 13,256 Views 0 Comments
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GERMAN POLICE HAVE SAID they shut down “one of the biggest darknet child pornography platforms in the world” and arrested four of its members in a series of raids in mid-April.
The platform, named as “Boystown”, had existed since 2019, counted over 400,000 members and was “set up for the worldwide exchange of child pornography, in particular images of the abuse of boys”, federal police said in a statement.
Ellie Goulding, husband Caspar Jopling blessed with baby girl
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Ellie Goulding and her husband Caspar Jopling are now parents to a beautiful baby girl.
The news was shared by Jopling himself in a sweet Instagram post.
“Mum and baby both happy and healthy,” the new dad, 29, wrote. “Extremely grateful. … During this magical and personal moment, we would really appreciate being able to enjoy our privacy. Thank you!”
Goulding earlier announced she was pregnant during her third trimester. She told Vogue how she was unaware she was expecting while performing the last time.
“That was [around] the time when Caspar and I went away briefly when we were allowed to for our one-year anniversary, and that’s basically when we found out. It was crazy because it was our one-year anniversary. That was not the plan,” the Grammy nominee said at the time.
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