Spanish search for Madeleine McCann unearths paedophile network

Spanish search for Madeleine McCann unearths paedophile network
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By h.b. - Jan 19, 2009 - 12:27 PM

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13 people have been arrested and a further ten indicted in Spain following the Método3 investigation.

The continuing search for the missing British youngster, Madeleine McCann has unearthed a network of paedophiles and resulted in the arrest of 13 people.
The Barcelona detective agency Método3 unearthed the group which shared videos of children aged under ten.

In addition to the 13 people arrested in Spain in the case, a further ten have been indicted, according to sources close to the case quoted by newspaper El Mundo.

The Spanish detective agency obtained information that Madeleine McCann could be among a crowd of children in a paedophile video found on the Internet in file sharing programs. This opened the line of investigation and General Manager of Metodo3, Francisco Marco, commented that the images are the worst he has seen in his life.

21 Spanish users were found to have downloaded the video in ten regions of the country in a police operation which was carried out on December 9.

Five computers, 47 hard disks and 133 CDs and DVDs have been impounded.

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