Germany’s top security official thanked the authorities for their success.
No names were given in line with Germany privacy regulations.Īfter the raids in mid-April, the online platform was shut down. Germany has requested the extradition of the suspect who was arrested in Paraguay. 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.Ī 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.
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. “There were several language channels to facilitate the communication.”Ī 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, the United States and Canada, the statement said. “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.
