Operation Amethyst
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Operation Amethyst was a Garda Síochána (police) operation targeting child pornography in the Republic of Ireland. Involving simultaneous searches on May 25, 2002[1] of over a hundred individuals suspected of downloading child pornography, it was one of the largest police operations in Ireland's history.
Following from a United States Postal Service investigation in the United States, details of 130 people were passed to the Garda Síochána.[2] Several high profile individuals were caught in the operation, including Circuit Court Judge Brian Curtin[3] and celebrity chef Tim Allen[4].
[edit] References
- ^ Anita Guidera, Ex-priest jailed on child porn charges, The Poynter Institute (Online), October 16 2003.
- ^ Cormac O’Keeffe, Nationwide swoop followed FBI tip-off , Irish Examiner, April 24 2004.
- ^ Irish judge's home raided in porn swoop, News.telegraph, May 30 2002.
- ^ Child porn charges admitted, BBC News Europe, January 16 2003.
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