Follower of "
live streaming
" consisting of ordering and buying on the net a live session of rape of children, a man in his fifties was sentenced in mid-May in Paris to six years in prison for "
complicity sexual assault on minors
”under 15 years of age.
This is the second time that a conviction for this type of facts has been pronounced in France, commented Friday, June 4 to AFP, Véronique Béchu, head of the central group of child victims (GCMV), which depends on the management central judicial police.
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The first case dates from January 2020. A French airline pilot, residing in Singapore, was sentenced to five years in prison. “
It's a first step. Our objective is to succeed in bringing the perpetrators of these facts before an assize court
, ”added Véronique Béchu, who has observed an“
explosion
”of this practice since the start of the pandemic. With the closure of the borders, pedophiles no longer had the opportunity to engage in sex tourism.
Currently, Véronique Béchu's group is working on "about
twenty ongoing procedures
" and suspects "
300 French people residing in France
" who would engage in this practice. The “
live streaming
” of rapes of minors, known for ten years, appeared on the island of Cebu, in the Philippines, the first producing country of these sessions. Since then, explained Véronique Bechu, the phenomenon has spread, reaching Romania, Africa, South America, mainly poor countries. A 40-45 minute rape session costs 15 euros, a torture session 50 euros. "
With 50 euros in the Philippines, continued the head of the GCMV, a family can live a month
".
For the pedophile, it is enough to order and buy online the session, which he will follow live on the net. He determines the scenario and can directly request whatever he wishes. It is very difficult for investigators to confuse these people who are viewing these sessions on the darknet.