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Hamburg Suspect 'White Tiger' Arrested in '764' Online Child Abuse Network

Multiple data carriers are under forensic review to uncover evidence of further child victimisation

Overview

  • A 20-year-old dubbed “White Tiger” was arrested in Hamburg on suspicion of leading the international “764” child abuse network.
  • Prosecutors allege he coerced a 13-year-old US boy into suicide and attempted to push a 14-year-old Canadian girl to kill herself.
  • Authorities have identified eight victims aged 11 to 15 in Germany, the US, Canada and the UK.
  • More than a dozen digital devices seized from the suspect are undergoing forensic analysis to uncover further evidence.
  • The FBI is assisting the probe, which has broadened to investigate nearly 250 alleged “764” members after the network’s founder received an 80-year prison sentence in Texas.