Much of the child pornography produced in former Soviet bloc countries is made for profit, but at least half — some say as much as 70 percent — of child pornography available worldwide is traded for free, according to authorities.
Just over a decade ago, 18 percent of commercial child pornography produced in the world was hosted on computer servers and Web sites in the United Kingdom.
Dressed in khaki pants and a summery silk, button-down shirt, Yahor Zalatarou entered the Paris hotel accompanied by a burly business partner who handled his company’s security. Another man served as his interpreter.
Regpay worked with several U.S. companies, processing over $3.6 million in credit card transactions in one 10-month period alone. These companies received at least $432,000 — possibly close to $1 million — in fees during that period, according to court documents.
Thomas Farnham was up early one Monday morning sitting at his computer in the bedroom of his house trailer in Mayville.
Thomas Farnham was up early one Monday morning sitting at his computer in the bedroom of his house trailer in Mayville.
MOSCOW — Dmitry Burlak, at 18, is a lost soul trying to understand who he is and how his past continues to haunt him. A sleek, denim-clad youth, with blond streaks in his shoulder-length brown hair, Dmitry is full of anger when he talks about Valera Kovalev, a 57-year-old man who, five years ago, stole his innocence, recorded it on camera and then showed it for the world to see.
SENECA LAKE — Taylor C. has been through hell, but the 16-year-old is on her way back.
Clarence A. Johnson once enjoyed the adult pornography sites he viewed on the Web.
Standing outside her Batavia home last year, Terri Barber agonized over the most painful decision of her life. Should she report her husband, Matthew, to police for having child pornography on his computer?
The Buffalo News received an anonymous letter written by a man recently convicted and awaiting sentencing for viewing child pornography. The News confirmed the man’s identity before publishing his letter.
On March 31, 1998, something happened in a Buffalo courtroom that almost never happens anywhere in the United States.
This interactive graphic examines the child pornography problem. You'll also find the journal of reporter Lou Michel's trip to Russia, plus photos, audio, video and more.
Evil as old as time has metastasized globally in recent years, as the rise of the Internet has intersected with the fall of the Soviet Union. These newfound political and technological freedoms are being horribly abused by a few purveyors of child pornography.
