Remand for child pornography

A 35-YEAR-OLD Italian man was remanded for five days by Larnaca District Court yesterday in connection with possession and distribution of child pornographic material online.

This was the 11th such case so far this year.

According to police spokesman Michalis Katsounotos, after searching the 35-year-old’s house in Aradippou that he shares with his Greek Cypriot wife, police seized his computer and a number of USBs which will be investigated.

“Even from preliminary tests a number of photographs have been obtained that depict child pornography,” said Katsounotos.

“If we calculate that for the whole of last year nine cases were dealt with, then we can see that there’s an increase in the phenomenon,” said Katsounotos.

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