Operation Long Arm - Misplaced Pages

First digital child pornography crackdown in the history of american law enforcement

This article is an orphan, as no other articles link to it. Please introduce links to this page from related articles; try the Find link tool for suggestions. (October 2024)

Not to be confused with Operation Long Arm (Israel).

Operation Long Arm was the first recorded crackdown on internet child pornography in the United States, involving the United States Customs Service along with Danish law enforcement. It led to 34 arrests and convictions in the US, as well as two in Australia.

Overview

In early 1992, a tip-off stemming from the arrest of an individual attempting to purchase a child pornography VHS cassette from an undercover police in Miami led to the uncovering of a Bulletin Board System (BBS) based in Denmark, called Bamse. The network operated on a subscription basis of $80 annually or the exchange of child pornography images. At the time of its shutdown, it boasted a peak of 900 active users from countries including the United States, Denmark and Australia.

References

Akdeniz, Yaman (23 May 2016). Internet Child Pornography and the Law. Routledge. ISBN 9781317113652.
^ "Computer Porn". Time. 15 March 1993. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
^ "International Police Operations Against Online Child Pornography" (PDF). Australian Institute of Criminology. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2020.
"International Cooperation". GovTech. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2022.

v t e Pedophilia and child sexual abuse
Associated chronophilias	Hebephilia Ephebophilia
Behavior and legal aspects	Age of consent reform Child grooming Child pornography Hurtcore Child erotica Simulated Legality Legal status of fictional pornography depicting minors Child sex ring Commercial sexual exploitation of children Child prostitution Child sex tourism Child trafficking Cybersex trafficking Child marriage Marriageable age Debate on the causes of clerical child abuse Pederasty Child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome
By country	Afghanistan Australia China Egypt Pakistan New Zealand Nigeria United Kingdom
Treatment methods	Chemical castration Castration Cognitive behavioral therapy
Research and support groups	Association for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abuse Circles of Support and Accountability Silentlambs Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests Virtuous Pedophiles
Prevention organizations	Association for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abuse Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command Jewish Community Watch National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Prevention Project Dunkelfeld The Awareness Center Tzedek United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children
Social views	Anti-pedophile activism Creep Catchers Dark Justice Perverted-Justice Sweetie (internet avatar) To Catch a Predator Pedophile advocacy groups List of pedophile advocacy organizations
Related	Anglican Communion sexual abuse cases Catholic Church sexual abuse cases by country debate media coverage Society of Jesus Child sexual abuse in New York City religious institutions Jehovah's Witnesses' handling of child sexual abuse cases Mormon sexual abuse cases Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Scouting sexual abuse cases Sexual abuse cases in Haredi Judaism Adass Israel School Brooklyn's Haredi community Jewish Care controversy Manny Waks case Child abuse in football Child abuse in Quranic schools
Human sexuality portal Psychology portal

This sexual crime–related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: