FBI Arrest 900 Members of ‘Dark Web’ Pedophile Ring in Largest Bust to Date

The FBI have arrested over 900 members of a ‘dark web’ pedophile ring the sprawls Europe and America, following a two year investigation.

In one of the largest busts of its kind, pedophile ring investigators from the FBI and Europol apprehended the website’s founder, who was given a 30-year jail sentence.

The dark web (also referred to as the ‘Deep Web‘) contains content that cannot be accessed through a normal browser, and cannot be indexed and searched via traditional search engines such as Google or Bing. Yet, according to researchers, a staggering 99.97% of what exists on the internet, exists on the dark web – unseen by the public at large.

According to the FBI, 350 of the 900 arrests were made in the U.S. alone – highlighting that a large portion of the world’s pedophile networks operate and exist in America. The arrests come after President Trump vowed to tackle America’s pedophile crisis which he claims is organized from the highest echelons of government.

Rt.com reports: The arrests and other law enforcement actions related to the investigation were carried out “in countries far and near”, including Turkey, Peru, Chile, Ukraine, Israel and Malaysia, according to the FBI.

Europe accounts for the major share of arrests and convictions with 368 suspects being charged. A total of 870 arrests were made in connection with the case, according to Europol.

Over 300 children who had suffered sexual abuse at the hands of Playpen members have been identified or rescued… Playpen’s founder, Steven W. Chase, 58, was sentenced Monday to 30 years behind bars. The site he set up in August 2014 boasted some 150,000 users worldwide until it was taken down by the FBI following a controversial covert operation.

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