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5 Apr, 2014

Child abuse ring busted in UK had spread from US to Philippines – The Independent

It takes a long time to unravel the secrets of a computer, even one where little obvious attempt has been made to hide what was on it. The examination of Ford’s revealed 600 images of children, both stills and videos. Some included adults conducting and orchestrating sexual acts.

It was clear that some of the children were foreign. Chat logs and emails talked of sending 2,000 to Carlos and 400 to Peter, although the currency was not specified. On some of the videos, the tapping of the keyboard could be heard in the background.

“It was clear he was bartering with older children and parents to get them to commit sexual acts that he could watch with a webcam,” said Detective Sergeant Gan Thayanithy, from Northamptonshire police. “He’d say: ‘I want you to do this,’ which they would do after negotiations. This is how we first realised that it was a much bigger investigation than indecent images of children.”

Read the rest: Dark reach of global child sex ring uncovered in UK had spread from US to Philippines – Crime – UK – The Independent.

Editor’s Note: And this alleged British paedophile could freely walk into many countries of the world WITHOUT a visa..