Two men arrested by Singapore police after Italy busts international child abuse network

SINGAPORE: Two men, aged 27 and 33, have been arrested by the Singapore police for possessing or gaining access to child abuse materials.

This follows the arrest of 17 people by Italian police in an investigation into an Italy-based international network that distributed child sexual abuse material online.

The arrests were announced by Rome’s chief prosecutor on Sept 17.

In response to queries from The Straits Times, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) confirmed on Sept 19 that they had received information from the Italian authorities on an operation targeting a Telegram group that was sharing child abuse material.

Following up on the information received, the SPF arrested the two men for the offence of possessing or gaining access to child abuse material.