Ex-Kingsport officer connected to 'living horror' child porn site, largest U.S. prosecution of online child exploitation
By Rain Smith
An ex-Kingsport police officer — who resigned nearly two weeks ago following his arrest on a sealed federal indictment out of Louisiana — has been connected to an international, online network accused of sexually exploiting children.
A Wednesday morning press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington D.C. announced 71 individuals have been charged in the case — the largest ever U.S. prosecution of an online international network engaged in sexual abuse of children.
Court records involving the investigation, dubbed Operation Delego by federal authorities, were released Wednesday in the Western District of Louisiana's Shreveport Court. According to an indictment listing Chandler and 20 additional individuals, the suspects advertised and distributed child pornography on the "Dreamboard" message board from January of 2008 through the end of August, 2010.
Users were required to post child pornography in order to become a member, then continue to post images to remain in "good standing" and avoid removal. Rules for "Dreamboard" were reportedly printed in English, Russian, Japanese and Spanish, listing specifics for pictures posted; including no girls over the age of 13, children should be visibly "distressed."
http://www.timesnews.net/article/9034465/ex-kingsport-officer-connected-to-39living-horror39-child-porn-site-largest-us-prosecution-of-online-child-exploitation
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