International investigation targets online group leaders accused of child sex abuse and torture
CBSN
International law enforcement agencies have arrested several members of an online community that groomed and abused children, officials said Thursday.
U.S. Homeland Security, Europol and the French police were involved in the investigation. The operation targeted multiple online communities that operate as part of an online network called "The Com," where "extremists around the world collude to groom and abuse children," according to a news release from Europol.
Two members of an online group known as "CVLT," pronounced 'cult,' were arrested in the United States on Jan. 30. The two men, who were not identified, participated in what authorities described as a "neo-Nazi child exploitation ring that groomed and then coerced minors into produce child sexual abuse material and images of self-harm." The investigations were supported by international authorities.
