55 men in France arrested for online pedophile ring

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Between Monday and Thursday morning, 55 men from all over France were arrested in an extensive operation to break up a pedophile network. This was announced by the French office to protect minors (OFMIN). The suspects, who are between 25 and 75, are suspected of exchanging the Messaging service Telegram News with an "extremely dangerous" sex offender ...
Between Monday and Thursday morning, 55 men from all over France were arrested in an extensive operation to break up a pedophile network. This was announced by the French office to protect minors (OFMIN). The suspects, who are between 25 and 75, are suspected of exchanging the Messaging service Telegram News with an "extremely dangerous" sex offender ... (Symbolbild/DNAT)

In an extensive operation to destroy a pedophile network, 55 men from all over France were arrested between Monday and Thursday morning. This was announced by the French office to protect minors (OFMIN). The suspects, who are between 25 and 75, are suspected of exchanging the Messaging-Service Telegram News with an "extremely dangerous" sex offender that was arrested in summer 2024. His own children were previously saved for abuse, reported Quentin Bevan, head of the operational unit of the OFMIN, on Thursday.

background of the arrests

"All 55 people have exchanged CEMS images (material about sexual child abuse) with the dangerous pedophile, which is why we have digital evidence against them," said Bevan. The arrests are the result of a ten -month comprehensive examination.

procedure of the investigators

Bevan emphasized that it was a significant determination and infiltration surgery in this Telegram group: "We had to follow the exchange processes, analyze them and identify the people who were behind these Telegram pseudonyms-especially those who had children, were criminal record or were in sensitive professions who have contact with children."

profiles of the suspect

The men come from different areas of life: fathers, officials, military members and paramedics. In France, the possession and distribution of material about sexual child abuse are punished with a five-year prison sentence and a fine of 100,000 euros ($ 112,747).

reactions and earlier incidents

CNN asked Telegram to comment on the arrests. This is not the first top -class case in which the platform in France focused on. In August 2024, Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested at Bourget Airport in Paris on the basis of an arrest warrant for Telegram's moderation guidelines.

legal situation for Telegram founder

On August 28, 2024, Durov was given by the French authorities for various accusations, including money laundering and distribution of material about sexual child abuse, . Durov explained in of a statement that he is committed to improving the moderation of his app to blegate telegram by other people ”.