Associated Press
London, Jun 19: Police shattered a global Internet paedophile ring, rescuing 31 children. Some 200 suspects are based in the United Kingdom, the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Center said.
The ring was traced to an Internet chat room called ''Kids the Light of Our Lives'' that featured images of children being subjected to horrific sexual abuse.
The investigation involves agencies from 35 countries and has gone on for 10 months.
Authorities said the host of the Web site, Timothy David Martyn Cx, 27, of Buxhall, who used the online identity ''Son of God'', admitted to nine counts of possessing an distributing indecent images.
After his arrest in September, authorities were able to infiltrate the chat room and collect evidence on the other members.