CESSqc's video: 348 Arrests 386 Voiceless Children Rescued in Global Sexual Abuse Investigation - Toronto Police

Toronto Police Service announces results of international child sexual abuse investigation, Project Spade, 341 people arrested, 386 children rescued Broadcast time: 10:47 / Thursday, November 14, 2013 Sex Crimes Unit 416-808-7474 On Thursday, November 14, 2013, Toronto Police Service Chief William Blair announced the results of Project Spade, a three-year, international investigation involving the making and selling of child exploitation videos and images over the internet. In October 2010, undercover officers with the Toronto Police Service Child Exploitation Section made contact with a Toronto man allegedly sharing images of child sexual abuse. The investigation revealed that this person may have been operating a child exploitation movie production and distribution company. The TPS then partnered with the United States Postal Inspection Service to further the investigation into this individual and company. On May 1, 2011, officers executed search warrants at a business and a residence in Toronto and arrested a man. It is alleged that: - he was operating a website called www.azovfilms.com - this website sold and distributed child exploitation movies and images to people across the world - the man paid various people to film children for the purpose of creating movies for sale on his website - over 45 terabytes of data were seized - his company had revenues in excess of $4 million Brian Way, 42, of Toronto, was charged with: 1) Possession Child Pornography 2) Three counts of Possession for the Purpose Publication Child Pornography ID: 27981 1 / 4 Video Credit and copyright (c): Toronto Police Services