Child pornography ring used social networks to lure 251 victims

There were more than 27,000 subscribers to the website.

Column: Children don't understand the consequences of sexting

Children as young as 10 have engaged in ‘sexting’ – sending explicit images or texts to another person — but they are distanced from the reality of what they are doing, writes Dr Maureen Griffin.

Google to block some child sexual abuse search results

The world’s biggest search engine is using new technology to stop 100,000 different searches from resulting in images of children being abused.

Two Irishmen arrested over links to Toronto-based child porn site

Some 341 people across the world have been arrested in connection with the Canadian investigation.

3,000 suspected child pornography reports in Ireland last year

Hotline.ie said that 96 turned out to be illegal child pornography cases, while four were traced to servers here in Ireland.

190 arrested in international child pornography crackdown

Eighteen children were rescued from locations in the US and Europe.

Column: Child abuse is a serious crime. It deserves a serious punishment.

In Ireland, sentences for child abuse-related crimes are far lower than elsewhere, writes Lisa Collins. So what does this say about our society?

Child pornography blocking system to be debated by Seanad

New proposals could radically cut the number of people in Ireland accessing child abuse material, according to backers.

Man charged with making indecent images of children

The 43-year-old man was charged with distributing the images and will appear in court in Northern Ireland.

Suspects arrested in Ireland during child pornography crackdown

They are among 269 suspects identified in the Europe-wide operation targeting videos of child sexual abuse.

Bishop charged for not reporting child images on priest's laptop

Kansas bishop Robert Finn knew of suspicions around priest Shawn Ratigan, but did not report them, prosecutors say.

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Burglars alert police to man's child porn images

The man was arrested in California after burglars stole 50 CDs from his home. They thought the discs were blank – but in fact they contained graphic images.

Dutch authorities uncover child pornography on 'hidden' websites

The authorities say the discovery was sparked by an investigation into a former pre-school worker suspected of abusing young children.

US charges 72 over 'living horror' child porn network

More than 600 people signed up to the Dreamboard network trading tens of thousands of images and videos of sexually abused children.

Canadian bishop pleads guilty to possessing child pornography

The former head of a diocese in Novia Scotia, 70-year-old Raymond Lahey, has pleaded guilty to possessing and importing indecent images of children.

Former Central Banker sentenced to four years for child pornography offences

About 700,000 child pornography images were found at the home of Raphael Farina, 65, from Dublin, by gardaí in 2007.

Man in his 60s to face child porn charges

Pentagon officials ignored ‘hundreds of purchases of child pornography’

A 2006 investigation uncovered regular purchases of illegal images – but only a handful were ever investigated.