Police sift child porn seizures
12 April 2012
Police are today sifting through suspected child pornography seized in a series of raids across the country.
A total of 36 suspected internet paedophiles were arrested in the operation, codenamed Ore, yesterday which targeted computer users accessing payperview websites based in America. The sites were selling horrific images of sexual abuse of children as young as five.
US authorities tipped off the National Criminal Intelligence Service and the operation was coordinated by the National Crime Squad. Police raided 43 houses and flats and seized more than 30 computers, with large quantities of discs and videos.
The ages of those arrested ranged from 24 to 65. The websites acted as a shop window to other sites.
