Global Child Porn Ring Broken By Reuters British detectives announced Wednesday that one of the world's largest Internet child pornography networks had been broken up, thanks to a joint operation in which 107 men were arrested in 12 countries. Seven British men have admitted their part in the child porn ring known as the Wonderland Club. They will be sentenced by Kingston crown court next month. British police learned about Wonderland from detectives in the United States who were investigating a pedophile network and found a connection with three Britons. "Wonderland was a club set up by pedophiles worldwide," said detective Alex Wood, who headed the British inquiry. "Its chairman was Harry Mudd, an American who has since been brought to justice." "The two main rules were that each member had to have at least 10,000 pictures of preteen kids and had to agree to exchange those images with other members," Wood continued. Police discovered a total of 750,000 images of children during the course of their investigation. Eight men in Britain were charged with conspiring to distribute pornographic images over the Internet. One committed suicide after being arrested; the others admitted the charges. Police said the conspiracy spread across Britain, the United States, a series of European countries, and Australia. The 107 suspects were arrested in 1998. A court order banning publication of the details of the case was lifted Wednesday. http://www.techtv.com/cybercrime/viceonline/story/0,23008,3305523,00.html --- Sponsor's Message -------------------------------------- Who Are the Top Dogs? Find out about the best newsletters and discussions! http://click.topica.com/aaaa4qb1dhr0b1uN1Ic/TopDogs ------------------------------------------------------------ --via http://techPolice.com archive: http://theMezz.com/cybercrime/archive unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] url: http://theMezz.com/alerts ____________________________________________________________ T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01
