Gareth Williams arrives at court to be sentenced:Īt that time, however, none of the arrests had taken place in Britain, even though information concerning hundreds of British purchasers of the material had been passed to the UK's Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) in April 2012. Referring to material seized from Brian Way's home, she said: "Officers located hundreds of thousands of images and videos detailing horrific sexual acts against very young children, some of the worst that they have ever viewed."Īltogether, Toronto Police said 386 children around the world had been rescued, with 348 people arrested, among them 40 schoolteachers, nine doctors and nurses, nine clergymen, six police officers, three foster parents and more than 40 people who volunteered with children. Shamed Gareth Williams jailed for five years for spying on pupils in toilets and showers Inspector Joanna Beaven-Desjardins, of the Canadian police force's Sex Crimes Unit said: "It's a first for the magnitude of the victims saved," and "The amount of arrests internationally, also a first." Way is alleged to have earned more than $4m from his website. Investigations involved more than 50 countries.
Postal Inspection Service recreated Way's customer records and shared them with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Interpol. Toronto law enforcement authorities and the U.S.
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