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Operation Hamlet
Operation Hamlet was a multinational law enforcement investigation targeting a global network of pedophiles involved in the sexual molestation of children and the distribution of child pornography over the Internet. Led by the U.S. Customs Service in collaboration with the Danish National Police (DNP) and other international agencies, the operation resulted in the rescue of 45 children worldwide, including 37 in the United States, and the arrest of numerous suspects across multiple countries. Background The investigation began in November 2001 when the Danish National Police (DNP) requested assistance from the U.S. Customs Service following a tip from "Save the Children," an Internet watchdog group. The group had discovered photographs online depicting a man sexually abusing a young girl. Danish authorities arrested the man and his wife after determining that they had posted images of their nine-year-old daughter being molested and shared them with individuals in other countrie ...
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United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ...
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Reno, Nevada
Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada–California border. It is the county seat and most populous city of Washoe County, Nevada, Washoe County. Sitting in the High Eastern Sierra foothills, in the Truckee River valley, on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada, it is about northeast of Lake Tahoe. Known as "The Biggest Little City in the World", Reno is the List of United States cities by population, 78th most populous city in the United States, the List of cities in Nevada, third most populous city in Nevada, and the most populous in Nevada outside the Las Vegas Valley. The city had a population of 264,165 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is named after Civil War Union major general Jesse L. Reno, who was killed in action during the American Civil War at the Battle of South Mountain, on Fox's Gap. Reno is part of the Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area, Reno–Sparks metropolitan area, the second-m ...
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Online Child Abuse
Online child abuse is a unique form of child abuse also known as “Cyber Molestation” due to its virtual, distanced, and anonymous nature. Such abuse may not happen face-to-face, nor does it necessarily require physical contact. However, online abuse can result in negative face-to-face consequences in the form of statutory rape, forcible sexual assault, harassment, etc. In the United Kingdom, online child abuse is recognized as a form of child abuse by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Online abuse of children can occur through a variety of forms. Including, but not limited, to cyber-bullying, grooming, and sexual abuse. Such abuse requires the use of the World Wide Web or cellphones, increasing its significance in an increasingly technological world. The perpetrator of such online abuse may be a stranger or someone who is previously known by the victim. A report by the Data & Society Research Institute and the Center for Innovative Public Health R ...
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Multinational Law Enforcement Operations
Multinational may refer to: * Multinational corporation, a corporate organization operating in multiple countries * Multinational force, a military body from multiple countries * Multinational state, a sovereign state that comprises two or more nations See also * International (other) * Transnational (other) * Supranational (other) * Subnational (other) Subnational or sub-national may refer to: * Administrative division, all administrative divisions are under the national level * Subnational legislature, a type of regional legislature, under the national level * Subnational state, a type of state, ...
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Law Enforcement Operations Against Child Pornography
Law is a set of rules that are created and are law enforcement, enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a Social science#Law, science and as the art of justice. State-enforced laws can be made by a legislature, resulting in statutes; by the executive through decrees and regulations; or by judges' decisions, which form precedent in common law jurisdictions. An autocrat may exercise those functions within their realm. The creation of laws themselves may be influenced by a constitution, written or tacit, and the rights encoded therein. The law shapes politics, economics, history and society in various ways and also serves as a mediator of relations between people. Legal systems vary between Jurisdiction (area), jurisdictions, with their differences analysed in comparative law. In Civil law (legal system), civil law jurisdictions, a legislature or othe ...
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2002 In Denmark
Events from the year 2002 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Margrethe II * Prime minister – Anders Fogh Rasmussen Events *19 October – The first phase of the Copenhagen Metro, running from Nørreport to Lergravsparken, is opened by Queen Margrethe II. *12 December – A European Council is held in the Bella Center, Copenhagen, an agreement is reached for May 2004 enlargement. Culture Film * The Riber Award film festival at Aalborg University is established. Literature Media * 15 February – It is announced that Erik Refner from Berlingske Tidende wins the World Press Photo of the Year award for a picture of the body of an Afghan refugee being prepared for burial. * 22 October – The newspaper '' Dagen'' is founded. Music * 9 February – Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2002 * 25 May – For the first time Denmark came last in Eurovision Song Contest receiving only 7 points, although song "Tell Me Who You Are" by Malene Mortensen was one of favourites to win. * 4 Oct ...
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Operation Ore
Operation Ore was a British police operation that commenced in 1999 following information received from US law enforcement, which was intended to prosecute thousands of users of a website reportedly featuring child pornography. It was the United Kingdom's biggest ever computer crime investigation, leading to 7,250 suspects identified, 4,283 homes searched, 3,744 arrests, 1,848 charged, 1,451 convictions, 493 cautioned and 140 children removed from suspected dangerous situations and an estimated 33 suicides.Child Porn Suspects Set to be Cleared in Evidence Shambles
, Sunday Times 3 July 2005. Retrieved 23 January 2007.
Operation Ore identified and prosecuted some sex offenders, but the validity of the police procedures was later quest ...
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Operation Blue Orchid
Operation Blue Orchid was a joint United States-Russian operation to dismantle an online child pornography ring, centering on the website ''Blue Orchid''. It began in May 2000, after an informant in a separate child pornography case came forward with information about the ''Blue Orchid'' site. The website, which showed depictions of rape, contained videos of Russian boys aged eight being abused, selling such videos for around $300 each. The investigation included U.S. Customs Officials officials allegedly buying one of the videos from the website. The operation lead to the arrest of four Americans and five Russians, including Vsevolod Solntsev-Elbe, creator and business manager of the ''Blue Orchid'' website. It was seen as a success – particularly for international cooperation – and led Charles Winwood, acting commissioner in US Customs, to say "Operation Blue Orchid demonstrates that there really are no borders when it comes to our mutual interest in protecting c ...
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2004 Ukrainian Child Pornography Raids
The 2004 Ukrainian child pornography raids occurred a few months before the First Orange Revolution, when police in Ukraine raided a softcore child pornography ring operating in the cities of Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Simferopol. The ring had operated since 2001 and used a modeling agency as a front. Background Operating predominantly in Kyiv with branches in cities like Kharkiv and Simferopol, the agency, named "Alex Model" (), was identified as one of the major producers and distributors of child pornographic content, which was branded under several names throughout the world using the "LS" abbreviation as ''LS-Models'', ''LS-Magazine, LS-Girls, LS-Studio, LS-Island, LS-Land, LS-Dreams, and LSMODELCLUB (LS Model Club)''. The leaders attracted minors with the prospect of modeling opportunities, only to involve them in illicit activities. The agency's operations spanned several cities in Ukraine. They would regularly advertise on TV, in local newspapers, and on the radio, calling for ...
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Spokane, Washington
Spokane ( ) is the most populous city in eastern Washington and the county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It lies along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south of the Canada–United States border, Canadian border, west of the Washington–Idaho border, and east of Seattle, along Interstate 90 in Washington, Interstate 90. Spokane is the economic and cultural center of the Spokane metropolitan area, the Spokane–Coeur d'Alene combined statistical area, and the Inland Northwest. It is known as the birthplace of Father's Day (United States), Father's Day, and locally by the nickname of "Lilac City". Officially, Spokane goes by the nickname of ''Hooptown USA'', due to Spokane's annual hosting of the Spokane Hoopfest, the world's largest basketball tournament. The city and the wider Inland Northwest area are served by Spokane International Airport, west of Downtown Spokane, which is located near a ...
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Killeen, Texas
Killeen is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Bell County. According to the 2020 census, its population was 153,095, making it the 19th-most populous city in Texas and the largest of the three principal cities of Bell County. It is the principal city of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area. Killeen is north of Austin, southwest of Dallas, and northeast of San Antonio. Killeen is directly adjacent to the main cantonment of Fort Hood. Its economy depends on the activities of the post, and the soldiers and their families stationed there. It is known as a military "boom town" because of its rapid growth and high influx of soldiers. History In 1881, the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway extended its tracks through central Texas, buying a few miles southwest of a small farming community known as Palo Alto, which had existed since about 1872. The railroad platted a 70-block town on its land and named it after Frank P. Killeen, the as ...
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