At least eight suspects are facing charges in connection with an international child pornography ring involving over a million videos and photos showing sexual abuse of children that was busted by authorities in Florida.
The people charged include a main distributor who lives in Turkey and at least seven Florida residents who purchased the materials, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier told reporters at a news conference Monday.
“What these guys were doing was truly heinous. There’s not a word in the English dictionary that can describe the gross content that was on the videos,” Uthmeier said.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement began their investigation in July 2024 and agents were looking for people selling and distributing child pornography online.
Through a chat room, agents discovered a website that was selling the materials, and agents were able to purchase 6.7 terabytes of child porn, about 1.2 million videos and photos, for just $100.
