Two people were arrested, while formal proceedings were filed against two more people
Four cases of child pornography were investigated and resolved by the Electronic Crime Prosecution Division, and in particular, two people were arrested as part of an automatic procedure - criminal in nature - while a regular procedure file - criminal in nature - was filed against two more people.
In particular, in the context of actions to prevent and combat the phenomenon of child pornography and after many months of thorough online research and analysis of digital data, online users were identified, within the Greek territory, who possessed a total of 1.874 suitable for distribution archives child pornography.
The above was brought to the attention of the Athens First Instance Prosecutor's Office and a relevant will was issued to remove the confidentiality of the communications. From the subsequent preliminary police investigation and following relevant correspondence with the service providers involved Internet, the details of the individuals were obtained, while their places of residence were also ascertained.
In searches carried out at their homes, between October 24 and November 7, 2022, the following were found and confiscated:
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laptop computer,
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23 hard drives and
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external storage medium (usb).
In particular, from the on-site research carried out in the digital persuasions of the first two people, a lot of material was found (photos και βίντεο) πορνογραφίας ανηλίκων και συνελήφθησαν. Με τις δικογραφίες, που σχηματίστηκαν σε βάρος τους, οδηγήθηκαν στην αρμόδια εισαγγελική Αρχή και παραπέμφθηκαν σε τακτικό Ανακριτή για διenergy main inquiry.
For the other two persons, their involvement in the illegal activity was identified, but the conditions for the automatic procedure were not met. In these cases, the filed files were submitted to the competent prosecuting authority.
The seized digital testimonies will be sent to the Criminal Investigation Division for laboratory examination.
It is recalled that citizens can contact, anonymously or anonymously, the Cybercrime Prosecution Directorate, in order to provide information or to report illegal or reprehensible acts or activities carried out via the Internet, at the following contact details:
telephone: 11188
Sending e-mail to: ccu@cybercrimeunit.gov.gr
Through twitter: @CyberAlertGR
Through the web portal (portal) of the Hellenic Police (https://portal.astynomia.gr)
Through the application for smart phones: CYBERKID