Dark web child sex abuse dens have crashed because of a huge spike in demand during the Covid pandemic. 'The AFP witnessed traffic to dark web forums offering child abuse material more than double to the same period in 2019,' he said. 'There continues to be a significant increase in the number of child abuse material files downloaded on the dark web, particularly since COVID-19 restrictions were implemented.' Police officers search the home of a suspect involved in an alleged child exploitation ring, above. Jake Caldwell, 27, was then arrested in November and charged with four offences related to possessing and accessing child abuse material.

Source: Daily Mail November 14, 2020 13:56 UTC