Canada — More than 100 people have been arrested so far in a global investigation that arose two years ago in Canada when police began monitoring an Internet chat room used by pedophiles to stream live videos of children being raped, authorities said Wednesday.
British officials revealed the extent of the crackdown Monday, saying the probe had identified 700 suspects in 35 countries but providing no figures on total arrests. They said 31 children had been rescued since British police joined the investigation last August.
Toronto police Sgt. Paul Krawczyk said Wednesday he had been involved in 82 arrests around the globe and that the total number of arrests was more than 100. Toronto police said Monday that 24 people had been charged in Canada.
Paul Gillespie, a police consultant who founded the Toronto police child exploitation unit, said he expected hundreds more to be charged around the world as part of the investigation.
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Confrontation (anonymous) says…
These people are disgusting. They should never be let back on the streets. Unfortunately, no lawmakers value children.
JoRight (anonymous) says…
lol. . .I cant wait for the replies. Any chance for some linkage on those stats?