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New page wikitext, after the edit (new_wikitext) | '<br>BERLIN (AP) - German prosecutors announced Monday they have busted one of the world's biggest international [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market list] platforms for child pornography, used by more than 400,000 registered members.<br> <br>Frankfurt prosecutors said in a statement together with the Federal Criminal Police Office that in mid-April three German suspects, [https://mydarkmarket.com darkmarket] said to be the administrators of the "Boystown" platform, were arrested along with a German user.<br>One of the three main suspects was arrested in Paraguay.<br> <br>They also searched seven buildings in connection with the porn ring in mid-April in Germany.<br> <br>The authorities said the platform was "one of the world's biggest child pornography [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] platforms" and had been active at least since 2019.<br><br>Pedophiles used it to exchange and watch pornography of children and toddlers, most of them boys, from all over the world.<br> <br>Prosecutors wrote that they found "images of most severe sexual abuse of toddlers" among the photos and video material.<br> <br>"The platform had several forums and chats - the illegal pictures and videos were kept in the forums; in the chats, the members could communicate," prosecutor Julia Bussweiler said.<br>"There were several language channels to facilitate the communication."<br> <br>A German police task force investigated the platform, its administrators and users for months in cooperation with Europol and law enforcement authorities from the Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet markets] the United States and Canada, [https://mydarkmarket.com Dark market List] the statement said.<br> <br>The three main suspects were a 40-year-old man from Paderborn, a 49-year-old man from Munich and a 58-year-old man from northern Germany who had been living in Paraguay for many years, the prosecutors' statement said.<br><br>They worked as administrators of the site and gave advice to members on how to evade law enforcement when using the platform for illegal child pornography.<br> <br>A fourth suspect, a 64-year-old man from Hamburg, is accused of being one of the most active users of the platform having allegedly uploaded more than 3,500 posts.<br> <br>Germany has requested the extradition of the suspect who was arrested in Paraguay.<br> <br>No names were given in line with Germany privacy regulations.<br> <br>After the raids in mid-April, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] markets onion address the online platform was shut down.<br> <br>Germany's top security official thanked the authorities for their success.<br> <br>"This investigative success has a clear message: Those who assault the weakest aren't safe anywhere," German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said.<br><br>"That's what investigators work for day and night, online and offline, globally."<br> <br>"We'll do everything within our power to protect the kids from these disgusting crimes," he added.<br> <br>___<br> <br>Christoph Noelting in Frankfurt, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] markets onion address Germany, contributed to this story.<br>' |
