A man accused of distributing child pornography Detained in Elda This person, who was found by the National Police to have more than 36,000 photos and videos of pedophile content, pleaded guilty at the hearing in the Alicante Court this Tuesday and agreed to be sentenced to six years in prison. The 66-year-old defendant is a repeat offender and had been convicted of similar acts twice before.
In videos and photos seized from this man, minors, some very young, appeared to be performing the act. sexual practicesAccording to the accusation made by the prosecutor’s office.
The prosecutor’s office first requested an 8-year prison sentence crime of corruption of minors For the defendant accused of storing and distributing a large number of audiovisual files containing pedophile content. However, the Public Ministry and the defense of repeated pedophilia reached an agreement and after the statement guilty The defendant prosecutor reduced the sentence request to 6 years.
as described by the instructor of the transactions processed by Alicante National Police Technological Crimes Group, The man was arrested on October 3 following an investigation based on information sent from the Police Station in Leon. Another pedophile was arrested in that province, and during a search of his house, files containing pedophile content were found, and examination of the seized materials revealed conversations between the arrested person and the resident of Elda who is currently on trial.
These conversations revealed that pedophile files had been sent, so the Alicante National Police identified the recipient and made the request after identifying him at an address in Elda. court permission to search your home. Seeing his previous criminal record for similar acts, agents arrested him and seized two cell phones; A superficial analysis has already detected photos and videos containing pedophilia.
The terminals were handed over to police stations and, after dumping with judicial permission, it was confirmed that more than 35,000 photographs and more than a thousand videos of underage were stored there.
The police officer who participated in the operation said that although the defendant did not file a criminal complaint at the hearing, What’s up There were folders from this messaging network because he had fired himself for not complying with the conditions set by the company, and there they found thousands of files containing pedophilia content.
The defendant, who has been in prison since his arrest last October, currently has two sentences on his record: one and two years, which were suspended by the courts on the condition that he does not commit a crime again. Therefore, according to judicial sources, at least in one of the convictions, this aid will probably be withdrawn and he will have to serve the sentence in prison.
Another case in the corruption case against minors
In addition to this case, which went to trial on Tuesday, Court of Alicante Another defendant is scheduled to go on trial Thursday, accused of corrupting minors for storing and sharing pedophile-type audiovisual materials in his home. The prosecutor’s office initially requests a seven-year prison sentence from him and states in its indictment that the Alicante National Police seized his mobile phone, computer and a large number of materials stored on his mobile phone during a search of his home on March 16, 2023. Six hard drives containing pornographic files that he shared with minors, even babies, through different applications.