ST GALLEN – Police have broken up an Internet child pornography ring operating in at least four European countries where men exchanged details about their contacts with young girls, prosecutors said Wednesday.
The investigation found an online pedophile forum involving hundreds of men, mainly in Germany. In all, investigators have identified 600 people in Germany, 40 in Austria, 13 in Switzerland and four in Liechtenstein using the forum, Swiss prosecutors said.Prosecutors in the eastern Swiss town of St Gallen say four men have been arrested in Switzerland on suspicion of producing child pornography or sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl.St Gallen investigating magistrate Ursula Brasey said the men accused of abusing the girl have confessed.Nampa-APIn all, investigators have identified 600 people in Germany, 40 in Austria, 13 in Switzerland and four in Liechtenstein using the forum, Swiss prosecutors said.Prosecutors in the eastern Swiss town of St Gallen say four men have been arrested in Switzerland on suspicion of producing child pornography or sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl.St Gallen investigating magistrate Ursula Brasey said the men accused of abusing the girl have confessed.Nampa-AP
