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Bavarian Raids Secure €500,000 and Devices in Child-Exploitation and Streaming Investigations

Evidence from Bavaria’s raids is under forensic review with two streaming suspects held in custody

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Ermittlungen wegen Verdacht des illegales Streamings
Die Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Bamberg hat fünf Männer festnehmen lassen, die gegen Geld illegalen Zugang zu kostenpflichtigen Streamingdiensten wie Netflix verbreitet haben sollen.
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Overview

  • On July 17 investigators searched 17 apartments in Dingolfing-Landau, Landshut and Kelheim targeting 16 men and one juvenile suspected of sharing child pornography via messenger services
  • The child-pornography operation netted mobile phones, computers and other data carriers but resulted in no arrests, with a data-sniffing dog assisting in evidence collection
  • On July 18 the Zentralstelle Cybercrime Bamberg probed five men aged 25–27 accused of running an illegal paid streaming network and seized about €500,000 in cash and cryptocurrencies
  • Two streaming suspects, including a 25-year-old software developer, remain in pretrial detention and one is also accused of instigating severe child sexual abuse and producing illicit content
  • Authorities warn that the vast volume of digital data seized across both operations will require extensive forensic analysis before charges can be brought