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| Men held in Euro child porn probe | Men held in Euro child porn probe |
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| Nine men were arrested in London and the Thames Valley during a Europe-wide inquiry into child porn that has led to 92 arrests across eight countries. | |
| Raids took place in Newbury, Berkshire; Oxfordshire; and Amersham and Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, in September. | Raids took place in Newbury, Berkshire; Oxfordshire; and Amersham and Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, in September. |
| Arrests were aslo made in Hackney, Bromley, Brixton and Hillingdon in London and in Orpington in Kent. | |
| The men, aged between 23 and 61, were among 46 people arrested across the UK and have all been bailed. | |
| Two Oxfordshire men, a 57-year-old from the Wantage area and a 53-year-old from the Banbury area, were arrested. | Two Oxfordshire men, a 57-year-old from the Wantage area and a 53-year-old from the Banbury area, were arrested. |
| A 39-year-old from Bletchley and a 56-year-old from Amersham, Bucks, were also held. | |
| A fifth man who was arrested in the Thames Valley was released without charge. | |
| Computers seized | |
| The Metropolitan Police arrested a 39-year-old in Hackney, a 61-year-old in Bromley, a 55-year-old in Brixton, a 23-year-old in Hillingdon and a 48 year old in Orpington, Kent. | |
| The Europe-wide inquiry has been investigating a network that made videos of children being abused and then sold them to 2,500 customers in 19 countries, the European police force, Europol, said. | The Europe-wide inquiry has been investigating a network that made videos of children being abused and then sold them to 2,500 customers in 19 countries, the European police force, Europol, said. |
| The men were arrested on suspicion of being customers and committing offences relating to the possession, making and distribution of indecent images of children. | The men were arrested on suspicion of being customers and committing offences relating to the possession, making and distribution of indecent images of children. |
| Police have seized thousands of computers, videos and photographs in their investigation - code named Operation Koala, which began in July 2006. | Police have seized thousands of computers, videos and photographs in their investigation - code named Operation Koala, which began in July 2006. |
| The films were mainly produced in Ukraine, Belgium and the Netherlands, and most of the victims were Ukrainian. | The films were mainly produced in Ukraine, Belgium and the Netherlands, and most of the victims were Ukrainian. |