Police Smash Global Pedophile Ring

Police Smash Global Pedophile Ring

By D'ARCY DORAN (Associated Press Writer)

From Associated Press

June 18, 2007 7:39 PM EDT

LONDON - A team of international investigators infiltrated an Internet chat room used by pedophiles who streamed live videos of children being raped, rescuing 31 children and identifying more than 700 suspects worldwide.

Undercover officers in Britain, the U.S., Canada and Australia busted up the pedophile ring using surveillance techniques more commonly associated with fighting terrorism and organized crime.

The chat room, which was called "Kids the Light of Our Lives," featured images, including live videos, of children - some only months old - being subjected to horrific sexual abuse, said Jim Gamble, chief executive of Britain's Child Exploitation and Online Protection Center."

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I wonder if the ACLU is rushing to the rescue of the accused?