Big strike against child abuse: 20 arrests worldwide!

Big strike against child abuse: 20 arrests worldwide!

Sevilla, Spanien - A large -scale international commitment to the sexual abuse of children gives the authorities significant success. As the Südkurier , the Spanish police in cooperation with Interpol and Europol have arrested a total of 20 people. These arrests took place in several countries to counter the critical problem of child abuse.

in Spain, where seven suspects were caught in various provinces, there was a global access. The remaining 13 arrests were carried out in countries such as the USA, Brazil, Argentina, Portugal, Italy and Bulgaria. Among them are a teacher from Sevilla and a nurse from the province of Barcelona. Both had contacts with minors, which made the investigation more difficult.

collaboration and methods of investigation

The investigation itself is due to a long process that started with cyber patrols. These patrols searched for chat groups that were used for the exchange and spread of abuse representations. In this context, the investigators confiscated six computers, 21 mobile phones and various other electronic devices.

It is particularly alarming that the nurse supposedly paid for the abuse of the abuse of Eastern European girls. At the moment, the investigation against 68 other suspects in 28 countries is running, which makes the dimension of this law enforcement clear.

European guidelines and strategies

The legal foundations that support the struggle against sexual abuse of children in the EU are extensive. As the representative for the sexual abuse of children , the guidelines of the European Union are binding and must be implemented by the Member States into national law. These include the guideline to combat sexual abuse and the victim protection guideline.

DIE DIE Directive 2011/93/EU, which was adopted on December 13, 2011, harmonizes the definitions of crimes in connection with sexual abuse of children and obliges the EU countries to issue corresponding prevention measures. These requirements were implemented in Germany, among other things, by the 49th law to amend the Criminal Code in 2015.

Another important measure is the EU strategy to combat the sexual abuse of children, which was adopted in July 2020. This strategy aims to improve existing measures and to meet new challenges, especially in the digital area. The focus is on the development of sector-specific regulations and the creation of an EU center to prevent and combat sexual abuse.

the importance of these initiatives becomes all the more clear. International use illustrates how important preventive measures and cross -border cooperation are to protect children from sexual exploitation. While society deals with these challenges, the hope that such operations will continue to be successful.