1M child exploitation photos and videos seized, 8 Albertans arrested
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Eight people, including seven Calgarians, have been arrested in connection with one of the largest seizures of child pornography in Alberta, authorities say.
Eight people, including seven Calgarians, have been arrested in connection with one of the largest seizures of child pornography in Alberta, authorities say.
The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) team made the arrests over the past three months.
"Operation ICE Storm 5 prioritized suspects with the largest collections and some of the most graphic content," officials said in a statement on Wednesday.
"To date, nearly one million child sexual exploitation photos and videos have been identified."
Police say the suspects were sharing "vast collections" of the illegal material over peer-to-peer file sharing networks.
More than 35 computers and devices were seized by police, resulting in terabytes – or billions of bytes of data – for forensic technicians to analyze.
The following suspects were arrested and each face charges of possession of child pornography, accessing child pornography and making child pornography available to others:
