An Edmonton man has been charged with child pornography offences after an investigation by police in Europe shut down one of the largest pedophile networks in the world.
The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams said a 36-year-old had been using “Kidflix,” considered to be one of the world’s largest platforms for sharing child pornography.
ALERT said in January, a tip came from the National Child Exploitation Crime Centre, Europol —the EU’s law enforcement agency — and the Bavarian State Criminal Police in Germany.
Investigators searched a home in southeast Edmonton last month and seized various electronic devices, including a desktop computer and a cellphone, and arrested the man.
He has since been charged with possessing, accessing and distributing child porn.
“While many people believe they can hide in these corners of the dark web, the online world is not anonymous,” said said Det. Erik Bjarnason with ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation unit.
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