On Thursday morning (4/28), federal police launched Operation Abusu to dismantle a criminal organization that was active in commercializing photos and videos of children and adolescents, mainly in Brazilian, sensual and sensual poses. The images were sent to foreign websites with pedophile content.
In addition to property hijacking and blocking, 10 search and seizure warrants and one preventive arrest were executed, issued by the 1st Federal Court of Itazai (SC). The move was made at the addresses of the Ballerinio Camborio (SC), Santana do Parniba (SP) and Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul and Sao Paulo capitals.
According to the PF, since 2001 girls have been guaranteed to take pictures and take pictures without bathing suits and underwear, under the promise that the material will be used to direct models in fashion and advertising work. Employers used the argument that the photos would be required by the companies.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), pedophilia is a “sexual dysfunction and is suitable for adults who have cravings for children, usually in the pre-puberty or early adolescence.”Disclosure / Illustrative Pictures
**** front-face-hat-with-picture-person.According to this understanding, pedophilia is actually a psychopathology, with diagnostic criteria, and according to the WHO, a person can never commit a crime.Maciej Toporowicz, NYC / Getty Images
**** Picture-child-shrink-face-hide (2)Despite being considered a disorder, the Brazilian Penal Code considers any sexual or obscene act committed by an adult against a child under the age of 14 to be a pedophilia offense, regardless of consent. iStock
**** Picture-child-shrink-face-hide (1)Act 12,015/2009 classifies any obscene act against a child under the age of 14 or persons with a mental disability as rape, punishable by imprisonment for eight to 15 years. With the participation of those responsible for caring for or protecting the victim, punishment will be increased by 50%. Disclosure / Illustrative Pictures
**** Photo-man-in-the-hood-looking-computerAlso, Article 241-B of the ECA makes it a crime to “acquire, capture, record or Save. Teenagers “.Marcelo Adriano / PCAM
**** A-baby shadow-pictureAs observed, pedophilia offenses are committed by a minor under 14 years of age, for any act of a sexual nature by an offender over 18 years of age.Pixabay
**** Picture-person-with-head-low-back-one-fistNevertheless, in the case of rape against a person over 14 years of age and under 18 years of age, the law 12.015 / 2009 still guarantees a provocative reason. In this case, the offender will be sentenced to eight to 12 years in prison.iStock / Illustrative Image
**** Picture-child-shrink-face-hide (3)According to experts, only a small portion of sexual offenses against children reach the authorities. This is because apart from the fact that most of the incidents are happening at home, many children do not know that they have been the victim of any crime. They are silent in the face of fear, innocence and weaknessRevealed
**** Picture-people- walking.jpgAccording to the Federal Attorney for Citizens’ Rights – a member of the MPF – sex offenders appear to be ordinary people. However, he warned that it is possible to detect adult behaviors with which all children and adolescents should be alert and distrustful. d3sign / Getty Images
**** Picture-person-see-teddy-bear-on-the-floorSome of these behaviors are: enjoying being alone with children, being very attentive and tempting, always trying to please them with compliments and gifts, or always caring, especially being close to their genitals. Also, adults who tell a child to keep secret or film and to dress up or pose in sensual poses should be investigated.iSTOCK
**** A-picture-part of a baby’s faceAlso according to the MPF, pedophiles can be very close to the victim, such as family members, acquaintances, neighbors and strangers who communicate with children / adolescents through the Internet.Disclosure / Illustrative Pictures
**** Picture-child-shrink-face-hide (5)Recently, the Constitution and Judiciary Committee (CCJ) of the Chamber of Deputies, in a symbolic vote, approved Bill 1776/2015, which identifies the crime of pedophilia as a heinous crime. The proposal now goes to the House Plenary for consideration.Disclosure / Illustrative Pictures
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However, in countries such as the Czech Republic, the United States, and Russia, images, names, and social network profiles were sold on the Deep Web through Internet sites controlled by the group. It was also identified that the photos were commented and shared by people who were interested in child sexual abuse and contact with girls.
Photographer
The group’s chief photographer has also been accused of sexually assaulting and persuading models to change clothes in his car and in his photographic studio, where mirrors and cameras would be strategically placed to record them naked. More than 120 Brazilian children and adolescents between the ages of 4 and 18 have been identified so far. This investigation was preventively arrested this Thursday (28/4).
The Federal Police Service for the Repression of Hate Crimes and Child Pornography is analyzing 200,000 images and video files in Brasilia.
The investigation was supported by the Interpol General Secretariat, located in the French city of Lyon, as images of minors have been linked to child pornography for several years and were reportedly listed in Interpol’s Child Sexual Abuse Bank.
International cooperation
Also, as part of a protracted police collaboration between the United States and Brazilian authorities, the federal police relied on information from the US Embassy’s Homeland Security Investigation (HSI), as several clients of the criminal organization were in the United States. Citizens convicted of sexual offenses against children.
Images have been commercialized for many years, through various payments, such as credit cards, international transfers, and more recently, cryptocurrencies. The total transaction amount is yet to be determined.
Ten were charged with felony criminal mischief, rape through fraud, sexual harassment, sexual harassment, unauthorized recording of sexual intimacy, providing pornographic material and raping a vulnerable person. Up to the extent of their participation, the accused persons can answer for the aforesaid offenses mentioned in the law and the constitution of children and adolescents.