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A 26-year-old man has been arrested in Patra, western Greece, for accessing and using a child pornography network, while five hard drives allegedly belonging to the individual were confiscated, Greek police reported.
A case file against the suspect has been submitted to the public prosecutor and the seized evidence is being examined by authorities.
The arrest took place last month, on March 10, following a search of the suspect’s home as part of the Greek police’s involvement in an international operation to dismantle one of the world’s largest child pornography networks, which pedophile users had dubbed “Kidflix”, local authorities said.
Authorities identified 1,393 users of the network, while 79 individuals were arrested during the international operation, which reportedly took place from March 10 to 23.
Police reported that 39 minors exploited by the ring were rescued, and more than 3,000 electronic devices were seized during the international operation.