Police in northern Italy have
busted a pedophile network operating in the areas of Trento and
Bolzano, sources said Friday.
Trento police arrested 10 people, conducted 47 searches and
seized a large amount of computer material featuring the sexual
abuse of minors.
The network, which operated via a encrypted Voice over
Internet Protocol platform, was tracked down by Bolzano postal
police.
A Reggio Calabria appeal court judge, 58-year-old Gaetano
Maria Amato, is allegedly involved in the probe into the alleged
network of pedophiles who exchanged images online, sources said
Friday.
The news of the man's arrest came out on October 2.
The investigation started about a year and a half ago
following the analysis of the computer of a 40-year-old man from
Alto Adige, sources said.
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