They dismantle an international network of pedophiles: there are 337 prisoners in 38 countries and help 23 children.

British and American authorities announced Wednesday the dismantling of one of the largest networks to sell pedophile videos online. The operation led to the arrest of 337 suspects in 38 countries.

The arrests took place after the dismantling of a page on the "dark Web" – a heavily encrypted and almost impossible to regulate area – that "monetized the sexual abuse of children"The British anti-crime agency (NCA) announced in a statement.

"The Web, managed from South Koreait contained more than 250,000 horrible videos. Users had made more than a million downloads and paid via bitcoin cryptocurrency, "said the UK agency.

This is a global survey that many agencies have participated in and listed 38 countries such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States, South Korea, Germany, Spain, Brazil and Saudi Arabia.

The 337 detainees were "network users"said the US Department of Justice after Wednesday accused the website manager that he described it as "the biggest market for the sexual exploitation of children in terms of content volumes".

In the UK alone, 18 investigations have been opened and seven men have already been sentenced, one of whom is sentenced to 22 years in prison for raping a five-year-old boy and appearing on the Web sexually abusing a three year old girl. according to the NCA.

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