The arrest of a man aged 26 years, in connection with an ongoing child pornography case, was made today by members of the police. The suspect was taken into custody for the purpose of police investigations, with the Cyber Crime Sub-Division, Police Headquarters, investigating.
The investigation into the case began after information was received from Europol, which reported that an account holder on an online social networking site uploaded to the internet, files that contained child sexual abuse material.
Examinations conducted by the Cybercrime Branch of the Cybercrime Sub-Division found that the 26-year-old suspect was the user of the account in question. A court warrant was secured against him, under which he was arrested shortly before 4.30 this afternoon.
Following the arrest of the suspect, a search was carried out at his residence, where three computers, one of which was a laptop, were found and retained as evidence for forensic examination. A mobile phone was found in his possession, which was also retained for forensic examination.
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