Creator of ‘world’s largest kiddie-porn site’ gets 30 years in prison as police arrest 900 suspected users and rescue hundreds of exploited children
Steven W. Chase, 58, of Naples, Florida, was sentenced to 30 years this week
Chase was said to be the founder of The Playpen, a massive child porn site
Sick site said to have over 150K users and some of the worst images imaginable
Investigation into site has led to 900 arrests and 300 kids rescued or identified
DailyMail.com
6 May 2017
A man who federal prosecutors said was the creator and lead administrator of what’s thought to be the world’s largest child-pornography website has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, the FBI announced Friday.
Steven W. Chase, 58, of Naples, Florida, was sentenced this week in a federal courtroom in North Carolina on multiple child- pornography and child-exploitation charges.
Chase created a website called Playpen in August 2014 on Tor, an open network on the internet where users can communicate anonymously through ‘hidden service’ websites, the FBI said.
Nearly 900 suspected pedophiles have been arrested and almost 300 children identified or rescued from their abusers following the investigation that led to the Playpen’s takedown, according to the FBI and Europol.
Chase’s arrest in December 2014 set off a sweeping global probe into the users of the members-only forum.
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