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39 Child Abusers Found in the Region, One Child Rescued from Abuse in Croatia – Action Mozaik

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Nov 20, 2023

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The Croatian police, police officers for cyber security, participated in the implementation of this international operational action called “MOZAIK”, whose goal is to expose cases of sexually abused children on the Internet, prevent further abuse of children, ensure the safety of potential victims and expose and sanction sexual abusers of children. Croatia from November 6 to 19, 2023, the police identified eight perpetrators of criminal offenses, conducted nine searches of the suspect’s home, from which more than 50 digital data storage devices that were used to commit criminal offenses were confiscated. one child, a Croatian victim of a criminal offense who was taken care of during the criminal investigation and any further abuse was stopped – they added. For now, the police have confirmed that the suspected Croatian citizens committed a total of seven criminal acts, and part of the criminal investigation is still ongoing. Operation MOZAIK 2023 was led by the Slovenian National Police and coordinated by Europol within the framework of the European Multidisciplinary Platform for Combating Criminal Offenses (EMPACT). Its aim was to identify and arrest people who use online forums and messaging applications to send and share material related to child sexual abuse. Western Balkan countries – Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia – Slovenia, Croatia and Hungary implemented a series of measures in the period from November 6 to 17. Police conducted 41 raids in participating countries, mainly to investigate the sharing of images and videos depicting child sexual abuse. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Srpska reported that in Bosnia and Herzegovina four persons were arrested in connection with this case. During the operations, more than 200 objects containing images or videos of child sexual abuse were confiscated, including computers, mobile phones, computer servers and memory cards. Europol assisted in the exchange of information between all involved countries and further strengthened the operational picture in the region by cross-checking seized data and providing intelligence for the purpose of continuing investigations in the region and beyond.

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