Topic: Internet Crimes
Operation Wonderland Aussie jailed for 3 years
April 6, 2002 ·
An Australian who was part of the international child pornography ring, Wonderland, has been jailed for 3 years. David Alec Baines 37, one of two Western Australians prosecuted for involvement in Wonderland, was found with over 200 images on his home and work computers which detailed stories about sex with children and a chat log […]
Read More...Journalist in Court for Paedophilia
April 6, 2002 ·
A New Zealand political commentator and talkback radio host has been granted bail but told not to contact a 14 year old girl again after he allegedly sexually abused her after an Internet chat room meeting. Rex James Wilderstrom, a Wellington journalist and former press secretary to New Zealand First leader Winston Peters, appeared in […]
Read More...'Wonderland' Trials
June 4, 2001 ·
In 1998, 107 people were arrested in 12 countries following police raids on a child pornography and paedophile network operating via the Internet. Prospective members had to provide 10,000 sexually explicit images of children to belong to the network, known as the Wonderland Club. Three Australians who were involved in the Wonderland network have been […]
Read More...UK: Talks to Tackle Net Paedophiles
April 1, 2001 ·
Children’s charities and internet service providers in the UK are to meetwith the police and the home secretary to discuss how to fight internet paedophiles. The talks with Home Secretary Jack Straw on Wednesday follow last week’s report by the Internet Crime Forum, which highlighted the need for vigilance over the use of internet chatrooms.
Read More...Internet News
December 12, 2000 ·
Local News
A 33 year-old Sydney businessman has appeared in a Melbourne court on charges of procuring and attempting to procure a child under 16 for sexual,penetration after allegedly arranging to meet a 12-year-old boy over the Internet.
International News
One in 5 British children who use computer chatrooms have been approached over the Internet by child sex offenders, the Home Office’s Internet crime forum has reported.
Read More...ACTION AGAINST AMERICANS INVOLVED IN CHILD SEX EXPLOITATION
October 5, 2000 ·
The US Customs Service is in charge of federal efforts to crack down on child pornography on the internet and child sex tourism. Thanks in particular to Congresspersons Nick Lamston (TX) and Nancy Johnson (CT), the agency has a new state of the art office in suburban Washington DC. In the last year, the office has won 12 convictions of child sex tourists and has made about 300 arrests for possession of child pornography.
Read More...FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
October 3, 2000 ·
This FAQ answers general questions regarding federal laws on child pornography and the Internet. Remember. federal laws can change and laws differ from state to state. If you have specific legal questions about child pornography and the internet, consuft with a lawyer.
Read More...Italians charge 1500 people with internet pornography
June 17, 2000 ·
A large sex offender Internet ring was intercepted by the Italian police in September. The ring was being operated by Russian sex offenders who had been kidnapping children from orphanages, circuses and public parks. Once abducted, the children were forced to commit sexual acts, while being filmed. Some of the children were filmed being raped and tortured to death.
Read More...A Twist to the Cross Border Trafficking
September 1, 1999 ·
Internet ‘being used to prop paedophilia’
Agence France-presse The Nation, Wednessday, March 25, 1998
MANILA – The world’s police forces are floundering as transcontinental operators peddle impoverished third children via cyberspace in the fast global-trading environment, experts said yesterday.
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