Enterprise of Electronic Crime Prosecution for Live Suspicion of Material of Sexual Abuse of Minors upon Payment
Items identified identity five involved internet users, within the Greek territory, as well as one company
They made paypal payments to view live streaming material of sexual abuse of minors from the Philippines
Two of those involved are police officers, who were suspended by a decision of the Hellenic Police Headquarters and ordered toenergy Sworn Administrative Examination
The Cybercrime Prosecution Directorate of the Hellenic Police carried out yesterday (19.06.2014) morning, simultaneous police operations - investigations, in the presence of court officials, in Athens, Thessaloniki and Agrinio and specifically in the homes of five locals, aged 26, 27, 34 , 39 and 65 years old, who are involved in a case of live transmission of child sexual abuse material upon payment.
It was preceded by a relevant update from Interpol, which referred to the identification of six internet users in Greece, who were involved in this case.
More specifically, those involved made payments, through a Paypal account, in exchange for the provision of live streaming (live streaming - custom-made abuse in real time) of child sexual abuse material from the Philippines.
From the digital analysis that followed, the identity data of the (5) involved users within the Greek territory were identified, while it was found that the data of the sixth user belong to a company, whose headquarters and details have not yet been determined.
Within the framework of the coordinated police investigations carried out at the homes of the parties, storage media were seized and confiscated, namely:
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three external hard drives, an internal hard drive, and a portable computer were found and seized at the 39 home
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a portable computer, at 27's home
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an internal hard drive, at 65's home
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a portable computer, at the 34 home and
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an internal hard drive, at 26's home.
In the cases of the 39-year-old, 34-year-old and 26-year-old perpetrator, the payment of a sum of money to account paypal, the disputed dates and Interpol is expected to send the disputed abuse material as well as the sums of money, which were credited through the paypal payment to the perpetrators, who were based in the Philippines.
In the cases of 27 and 65 chronos who were absent from their homes, the relevant identification is expected to be determined by examining the seized evidence.
Two of those involved (26-year-old and 34-year-old) are police officers, who serve in Attica services. By Decision of the Hellenic Police Headquarters, they were made available and a Sworn Administrative Examination was ordered.
The papers that have been formed will be submitted appropriately, while the seized electronics will be sent to the Criminal Investigation Division and the Criminal Investigation Division of Northern Greece for laboratory analysis.
