Child-porn suspect sought for 10 years caught

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 24 - Rome prosecutors' sexual violence group on Wednesday arrested a 50-year-old Italian man sought for over 10 years for being one of Italy's most prolific producers of child pornography on the Dark Web and also suspected of luring and abusing boys under the age of 10.
    The man is accused of operating for years in a paedophiles' virtual community called The Love Zone (TLZ), which has since been shut down but where he made child pornographic material available for users.
    The man, known by the pseudonym Shadow, succeeded in escaping arrest for more than 10 years, eluding police even when they arrested other members of the group, judicial sources said.
    He has been charged with aggravated sexual violence, conspiracy to practice criminal paedophilia, sharing information useful for luring minors, and exchanging, possessing and diffusing child pornographic material, as well as abusing the minors. (ANSA).