Police launch 'porn' website to snare perverts
A website purporting to contain images of child sex abuse has been launched by police as part of a new global scheme targeting internet paedophiles.
Anyone who chooses to enter the site will be given the option of continuing through a series of pages while being prompted to withdraw from the process at every stage.
Those who choose to continue will ultimately be faced with a screen telling them they have entered a law enforcement website and that their actions constitute an offence. Their details will be captured and they could face prosecution in their country of residence.
The initiative, codenamed Operation Pin, was launched by the National Crime Squad (NCS) and is supported by other UK and international law enforcement agencies.
It was originally developed by a specialist team at West Midlands Police but has now been expanded and adopted as a global weapon in the fight against online paedophile activity.
The NCS said it was warning those who view images of child sex abuse that the internet was just another public place and would be policed as such.
NCS assistant chief constable Jim Gamble said: "We hope this initiative will disrupt the activity of paedophiles operating on the internet, discourage those who facilitate the supply of images of child abuse online and undermine the confidence of those who hope to use the internet anonymously when searching for sexual gratification by viewing images of child sexual abuse.
"It is vital to remember that those viewing or attempting to view this material are committing an offence in the UK, and if they are abroad they may well also be committing an offence in their own country.
"It is crucial that the public understand that those who search and view online images of child sexual abuse fuel the demand for new pictures and films, contributing to the real-time abuse of many new victims every day."
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A website purporting to contain images of child sex abuse has been launched by police as part of a new global scheme targeting internet paedophiles.
Anyone who chooses to enter the site will be given the option of continuing through a series of pages while being prompted to withdraw from the process at every stage.
Those who choose to continue will ultimately be faced with a screen telling them they have entered a law enforcement website and that their actions constitute an offence. Their details will be captured and they could face prosecution in their country of residence.
The initiative, codenamed Operation Pin, was launched by the National Crime Squad (NCS) and is supported by other UK and international law enforcement agencies.
It was originally developed by a specialist team at West Midlands Police but has now been expanded and adopted as a global weapon in the fight against online paedophile activity.
The NCS said it was warning those who view images of child sex abuse that the internet was just another public place and would be policed as such.
NCS assistant chief constable Jim Gamble said: "We hope this initiative will disrupt the activity of paedophiles operating on the internet, discourage those who facilitate the supply of images of child abuse online and undermine the confidence of those who hope to use the internet anonymously when searching for sexual gratification by viewing images of child sexual abuse.
"It is vital to remember that those viewing or attempting to view this material are committing an offence in the UK, and if they are abroad they may well also be committing an offence in their own country.
"It is crucial that the public understand that those who search and view online images of child sexual abuse fuel the demand for new pictures and films, contributing to the real-time abuse of many new victims every day."
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