An investigator from the NSLS participated in a criminal case in the USA against a criminal group for the distribution of pornographic materials with the participation of children, for which a Bulgarian citizen was found guilty.

On 23/01/2023 in the state of Florida, USA, a 12-member federal jury found a Bulgarian citizen guilty in a case of participating in a criminal group for the creation, promotion and distribution of photographs and videos with pornographic content in which children were used.

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a Federal District Court judge to rule on the amount of the sentence, which under local law is 15 to 50 years in prison.

49-year-old P.V.

was detained in November 2021 in Bulgaria in the course of an international operation against the distribution of child pornography with the participation of the US Department of Justice, the US Department of Homeland Security, the National Investigation Service (NSI) and the Supreme Court of Cassation. .

At the request of the American authorities, the Bulgarian was extradited to the USA, where he was investigated for the crimes committed together with five other persons.

During the criminal trial (on January 19, 2023).

in connection with the procedural actions carried out on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria, and the legal assistance provided, the investigator from the National Criminal Court Chavdar Angelov was heard.

On the Bulgarian side, Svetoslav Vasilev, head of the "Cyber ​​Crimes" department at the National Security Agency, also participated in the investigation.

A statement from the US Department of Justice highlighted the good cooperation and contribution of NSLS investigators and VKP prosecutors, as well as authorities in the Netherlands, in successfully uncovering the child pornography network and bringing those involved to justice. in the criminal group.

The Bulgarian citizen P.V.

was found guilty of two counts of participating in a criminal group for advertising and distributing visual images of minors showing explicit sexual behavior.

According to the evidence presented in the trial, P.V.

was the administrator of an Internet site generating pornographic content with the participation of minors.

Members of the US-based internet business lured boys and girls under the age of 18, including minors, to use as "child models".

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More than 4.6 million images, photos and videos of children, some apparently between the ages of 6 and 10, captured in sexual and provocative poses were uploaded to the site.

The victims were mainly from Ukraine, Moldova and other Eastern European countries.

Subscribers and users of the websites were citizens of over 100 countries, including Bulgaria.

Some of the content was publicly available, but a paid subscription was also offered.

As a result, revenues of nearly 9.5 million dollars were generated, and on the bank accounts of P.V.

$434,000 was transferred.

In order to legalize the financial means, the participants in the criminal group registered a fictitious company for trade in jewelry.

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