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German Suspect Held Over Alleged Live-Streamed Child Abuse Linked to Philippine Network

Forensic analysts are reviewing seized devices as a cross-border probe advances following a Philippine takedown.

Overview

  • Special police searched his Ostwürttemberg residence and seized multiple storage devices, including a phone and a laptop.
  • The Cybercrime-Zentrum Baden-Württemberg is conducting forensic analysis while the suspect remains in pretrial detention.
  • Investigators say he commissioned and directed assaults via paid livestreams between 2018 and 2023.
  • The inquiry began after Philippine police dismantled a ring that sold live broadcasts of child abuse for money.
  • Five children aged 2 to 13 from the Philippine case are in protective custody, and officials have declined to disclose any spending details.