FBI ran child porn site for two weeks in attempt to identify over 5,000 pedophiles

[newarkhiphop]

The FBI kept a site facilitating the viewing and sharing of child pornography running for two weeks to try and catch pedophiles. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the agency raided what it describes as a bulletin board-type site back in November. Rather than shutting it down, investigators kept it open in the hope of identifying its users. The paper notes that while FBI agents have posed as child porn dealers (just as other law enforcement agencies organize stings around prostitution and drug dealing), this may be the first time the FBI has actively facilitated the sharing of child pornography.

Over the course of two weeks, the agency attempted to identify more than 5,600 users, responsible for sharing over 10,000 photos of children being abused. In total there were 24,000 posts on the site. The posts contained discussion related to pedophilia, including guides on how to avoid police detection by utilizing encryption and other tactics. According to The Chronicle, however, users most commonly chatted about shared interests: threads such as "how to lure a child in my car" were popular. The sting operation has resulted in the seizure of at least one suspect's computer, but the investigation is ongoing, and charges have yet to be filed.

SOURCE

http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/29/4375342/fbi-child-pornography-pedophilia-sting-operation

 

[Waka FICO Flamez]

One thing that I've never really understood is how people get arrested in these kinda sting false operations. How can you get arrested if the FBI poses as dealers but don't actually have anything to deal , sell or exchange but you get arrested for essentially being curious.

 

[RAX 010]

If your curious about child porn .




Your wrong

 

[Waka FICO Flamez]

Wrong doesnt always equate to legality. It's just like those catch a predator things where you are technically talking to an adult of legal age but you get arrested when in reality you didnt commit the crime. It's not that im agreing with pedophilia or child pornography , and even understand in legal terms how peopel get arrested for the solicitation..but the ultimate defense to me is you really commited this crime.

 

[I.AM.PIFF]

Sharing pictures of that nature is a crime in itself I'd say.

 

[Jello Biafra]

threads such as "how to lure a child in my car" were popular.

 

[Kings County]

One thing that I've never really understood is how people get arrested in these kinda sting false operations. How can you get arrested if the FBI poses as dealers but don't actually have anything to deal , sell or exchange but you get arrested for essentially being curious.

nah they will use evidence they've gained in prior busts to deal

just like they use drugs they've siezed in a drug sting operation

so they prob were dangling pics of little girls and boys to the dudes :nocaacs:

 

[Slystallion]

That's a great idea... I can't believe these sick b*stards would post on a forum about luring them in their car... Castration to all pedo's...

There has to be a connection with homosexuality and pedophilia

 

[Jello Biafra]

Shouldn't they have been able to get all the IP info and posting history for all the members of that site upon the initial raid? Why would they need to continue facilitating this nasty shyt past that point?

 

[Bud Bundy]

That's a great idea... I can't believe these sick b*stards would post on a forum about luring them in their car... Castration to all pedo's...

There has to be a connection with homosexuality and pedophilia

homosexuality and pedophilia has much of a connection as Heterosexuality and pedophilia.

or did you forget about the Aeries Castro already. Not your fault your an american and the news is fukked up.

 

[SuikodenII]

Kill all 5,600...........

 

[MikelArteta]

Shouldn't they have been able to get all the IP info and posting history for all the members of that site upon the initial raid? Why would they need to continue facilitating this nasty shyt past that point?

just having a ip info isnt all that,y ou have to go through the court get a order for the isp to release the ip info and even then it could be assigned to a house that has like 7 people living there,

 

[Snitchin Splatter]

expect quite a few coli members accounts to go inactive in the next few weeks

 

[yo moms]

Shouldn't they have been able to get all the IP info and posting history for all the members of that site upon the initial raid? Why would they need to continue facilitating this nasty shyt past that point?

They are all hidden behind TOR and encryptions.

 

[DStyles]

*Makes thread: "How to lure Coli member into into car"*