BERLIN, May 3, 2021 (Reuters) - German police have uncovered one of the world's largest underground websites for child pornography with more than 400,000 users and arrested four people connected to the platform, prosecutors said on Monday.
The "BOYSTOWN" platform has existed since at least June 2019 and was only accessible via the so-called Darknet, the Frankfurt public prosecutor's office and the BKA Federal Police said in a statement.
The website has more than 400,000 users [THAT'S FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND, JUST ON THIS ONE SITE --Ed.] and was used for the worldwide exchange of child pornography. It enabled members to retrieve child pornography content and exchange footage with each other in chat areas as well as via voice channels.
"Among the images and video recordings shared were also recordings of the most severe sexual abuse of young children," prosecutors said.
How the heck do pervs get caught with tens of thousands of images and you can say with a straight face there is no crisis?
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Frightening stuff