Operation Long Arm
Operation Long Arm was the first internet child pornography crackdown recorded in the United States, and involved the United States Customs Service along with Danish law enforcement.[1][2] It resulted in 34 arrests and convictions in the US and two in Australia.[3][4]
Overview[edit]
In early 1992, a tip-off from the arrest in Miami of an individual trying to buy a child pornography VHS cassette from undercover police led to the discovery of a Bulletin board system based in Denmark called Bamse. The network operated with a $80 annually pay fee or the supply of child-porn images in exchange. At the moment of the shutdown it had a peak of 900 active users ranging from countries like the United States, Denmark, and Australia.[3][2]
References[edit]
- ^ Akdeniz, Yaman (23 May 2016). Internet Child Pornography and the Law. ISBN 9781317113652.
- ^ a b "Computer Porn". Time. 15 March 1993. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ a b "International Police Operations Against Online Child Pornography" (PDF). Australian Institute of Criminology. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2020.
- ^ "International Cooperation". GovTech. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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