On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:41:23 +0000 (UTC), Frogbutt
<frog@pamboisinsane.org> wrote:
>Tedn'Alice@notellin.com wrote in
>news:ounou35ep4p3q37v356bldihgr2m68n3v2@4ax.com:
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>> On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:55:58 +0000 (UTC), Frogbutt
>> <frog@pamboisinsane.org> wrote:
>>
>>>Check this out.
>>>
>>>http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/how-police-broke-net-pedophile-
>>>ring/2008/03/22/1205602728709.html
>>>
>>>
>>>Frank Walker
>>>March 23, 2008
>>>McCormack, centre, and Ben Wilkinson, right.
>>>
>>>McCormack, centre, and Ben Wilkinson, right.
>>>Photo: AFP
>>>Advertisement
>>>
>>>AUSTRALIAN police have played a leading role in smashing an
>>>international pedophile internet network.
>>>
>>>More than 22 pedophiles who thought their super encryption code was
>>>unbreakable have been arrested in the US, Canada, Europe and
>>>Australia.
>>>
>>>Police around the world are using a new high-tech program - Child
>>>Exploitation Tracking System (CETS) - that links millions of files on
>>>child abusers. It was developed on the orders of billionaire Microsoft
>>>chairman Bill Gates and given to Australian police this month.
>>>
>>>Australian Federal Police High Tech Crime Centre director James
>>>McCormack said police were getting on top of the internet criminals.
>>>
>>>"It is a war being fought on many fronts. They do have very
>>>sophisticated means to hide their crimes but we are also using more
>>>and more sophisticated techniques and we are now having great success
>>>in this area," he said.
>>>
>>>"I am very confident we are going from strength to strength in beating
>>>these people in the high-tech war."
>>>
>>>In recent weeks:
>>>
>>>? NSW police made their first arrest using a new law that makes it a
>>>crime to "groom" children for sex over the internet.
>>>
>>>? NSW and Queensland police swooped on 24 people after a tip-off from
>>>the FBI they had been paying for access to internet child porn.
>>>
>>>? Queensland police were key in breaking an international cabal of
>>>pedophiles known as "The Group", who were so secretive they were
>>>regarded as untouchable in the murky world of internet crime.
>>>
>>>The breakthrough came after a tip from New Zealand police, who spotted
>>>heavily encrypted images being flashed to Australia. Queensland police
>>>then set up Operation Achilles. (See graphic).
>>>
>>>With Australian police now adding CETS to their high-tech arsenal they
>>>will be more able to track peoples who click on to child-sex sites.
>>>
>>>"The internet is no longer an anonymous place. The trade in these
>>>images is estimated to be up to $20billion. We are finding more and
>>>more of it but that may be because we are getting better at tracking
>>>it," Mr McCormack said.
>>>
>>>AFP agent Melissa Northam is one of those trackers. "We have seen all
>>>facets of abuse, stuff we didn't even realise was possible. It is
>>>extremely traumatising in what we see but we know these children are
>>>relying on us to rescue them and we are their only hope.
>>>
>>>"We get a lot of psychological help and it is tough. But seeing those
>>>images makes us more determined to catch these people and free the
>>>children from their abusers."
>>>
>>>fwalker@sunherald.com.au
>>>Operation Achilles
>>>
>>>1 New Zealand police discover secret internet trade in heavily
>>>encrypted child pornography.
>>>
>>>2 New Zealand investigators find a link to Australia.
>>>
>>>3 Queensland detectives penetrate pedophile network "The Group".
>>>
>>>4 They intercept European-made child-porn videos and notify Interpol,
>>>France.
>>>
>>>5 Interpol sets up operation with police in Germany, Austria, the
>>>Netherlands, and Belgium.
>>>
>>>6 Australian police identify two abused girls, later rescued. Belgian
>>>police arrest their father.
>>>
>>>7 Police arrest an Italian filmmaker, who shot films to order.
>>>
>>>8 Police trace 2500 customers in 19 countries. Nine people in
>>>Australia arrested; 48 targeted.
>>>
>>>9 US joins forces with Australian undercover officer who penetrated
>>>The Group.
>>>
>>>10 Arrest of 22 core members in the US, Canada, Germany and Britain.
>>>Arrest of 100 people who paid for images.
>>>
>>>11 Two people arrested in Australia - in Queensland and Victoria.
>>
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>> Smart?
>>
>> Compared to you ... no trouble.
>>
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>> "I'm going to be caught soon"
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>And who's the one who keeps posting kiddie porn?
Not me, dickhead.
Must be you.
"That which is not just is not law"
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