Police smash vile global paedophile gang which ‘may have links to Madeleine McCann’ – World News
Police have smashed a global paedophile network which they believe might have links to Madeleine McCann.
A special force chief in Paraguay revealed details of how perverts in a vile network for sharing child sex abuse images were arrested.
Officers in the South American country say they think a top figure in the gang was in contact with Christian Brueckner, named chief suspect in Madeleine’s abduction.
Commissioner Nimio Cardozo, of the Paraguay police anti-kidnap section, said: “There are elements, we believe, whereby our security agencies could contribute to clarifying the Madeleine case.
“We are continuing work on trying to help resolve it.
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“For us the case is emblematic, as the world’s police and security services have not been able to provide this missing little girl’s parents with the answers they want.”
His team has passed on its findings to prosecutors in Brueckner’s native Germany.
The Paraguayan police arrested the senior gang member, German national Christian Kruse, 58, at his shabby riverbank hideaway in Belen on April 12.
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He was charged with child abuse offences and is now in custody awaiting trial.
Officers seized computers and data, which they are now analysing.
The Mirror reported this month how the sick “Boystown” paedophile platform – one of the world’s biggest, with more than 400,000 members – had been taken down by German investigators.
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Kruse was one of four men detained in an international effort.
Mr Cardozo said: “This was one of the world’s biggest operations against paedophilia.
“In Belen we arrested one of the most prolific administrators of paedophile websites.
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“He was wanted by several European countries, as well as the United States.
“We made our arrest at night and in Germany several suspects were detained.
“Forensic analysis of computers in Paraguay and Germany led to the identification of more than 5,000 connected IP addresses that were exchanging paedophile videos and photos.
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“We haven’t ruled out the possibility that among all that big data there could be important information for the Madeleine case.”
Mr Cardozo said he is liaising with various authorities in Paraguay about how to proceed.
He has already held meetings with the nation’s head prosecutor Irma Llano but insisted any further statements on the Madeleine connection can only come from German officials.
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There was a reported sighting of the British youngster in Paraguay during 2016 but a police investigation found no trace of her there.
Madeleine, three, disappeared from a flat in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on May 3, 2007, while on holiday with parents Kate and Gerry and has been missing ever since.
