A 36-year-old Roman was arrested by the police for aggravated sexual assault against a 10-year-old minor, as well as for the production, transfer and possession of a large quantity of child pornography.

The handcuffs were taken in Rome after a flash investigation and following a search. The report had come from the Australian police.

From what has been reconstructed, the abuses, filmed with a smartphone, were committed against the child, the son of a friend of the man, when the mother, unaware of everything, left him to spend time playing. Then instead photos and videos were sent to the users of an online pedophile community of international level, active in the Dark Web.

When they started the investigation, the investigators of the Postal Police had no leads to follow, apart from the same illicit files published and a fictional nickname behind which the 36-year-old was hiding. The turning point came after hours of incessant activity conducted at a very rapid pace on the dual front of the Clear Net and the Dark Web, in a real race against time to avert the danger of further violence.

The user was wanted internationally by other specialized police forces.

(Unioneonline/ss)