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Australian police arrest 70 in child porn crackdown
Seventy people in Australia have been arrested in a global crackdown on Internet child pornography and more will be detained, police said on Thursday.
- Agencies
- Published: 08:55 June 5, 2008
Sydney: Seventy people in Australia have been arrested in a global crackdown on Internet child pornography and more will be detained, police said on Thursday.
The Interpol-led probe involving 170 countries was launched after a hacker posted 99 child porn images on a European website which attracted 12 million hits in just 76 hours.
Police said 20 other people have been summoned to appear in court. All 90 face charges of accessing child abuse images on the Internet.
Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty said Thursday the investigation was conducted simultaneously by law enforcement authorities in 170 countries. Further arrests are expected.
The maximum penalty for possessing child pornography is 10 years imprisonment.
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