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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Statewide Sweep Nets Arrests In Child Porn Ring

A three-month investigation into distribution of child pornography on the Internet led to the execution of more than 40 search warrants and a series of arrests statewide Tuesday. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been assisted by local and federal authorities in the sweep, which so far has netted 18 arrests and the seizure of 60 computers. The GBI says Operation Shattered Innocence used software tools to find Internet users sharing computer files with child porn.

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