MEGA-THREAD: High-profile controversies, or accused in CP/CSA/AMSC investigations

[Outis]

If the FBI had the resources to check the devices of every man in America I wonder what percent of the population would be imprisoned on CP charges.

It's a good question, probably most.

You could take a photo of someones kid in the bath and argue it's cp. CP is just a broad term now it's just a catchall to prosecute people who can't be charged for real crimes. This person hasn't abused anyone but he's got a photo of a little girl at the beach, lets nail him for that.

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https://www.msn.com/it-it/notizie/polit ... r-AA1raOjN

In recent days, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been on a trip to New York, where she was awarded the Global Citizen Award 2024 and where she gave a speech before the United Nations, on the occasion of the 79th session of the General Assembly. A trip that was not without controversy. Starting with the choice of the Italian Prime Minister to have the Global Citizen Award presented to her by the controversial Elon Musk, raising some discontent within the Atlantic Council, the non-partisan think tank that awards the prize. Meloni didn’t even have time to reassure that her choice “had nothing to do with the American election campaign,” before another issue emerged in the press: the selfie with Katalin Novák, the former president of the Hungarian Republic involved in a pedophilia scandal. Novák published a photo of herself with Meloni and Musk on X, writing: “Only children can save the world.” And according to what Domani has learned, it was the Italian Prime Minister herself who guaranteed the Hungarian politician the invitation to participate in the Atlantic Council evening.

Who is Katalin Novák, removed from office by Viktor Orbán after the pedophilia scandal? Katalin Novák, former president of Hungary, was until a few years ago a close ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, as well as a central figure within the Fidesz party. She was Minister of Family, promoter of anti-Lgbt propaganda and in close contact with Fratelli d’Italia and the Lega. Above all, she was the first “woman, mother and Christian”, as she is described on Wikipedia, to hold the role of president in Hungary, a position she assumed in 2022. However, in April 2024, she was overwhelmed by a scandal regarding the granting of a presidential pardon to Endre Kónya, the deputy director of the Bicskeun orphanage convicted of covering up cases of sexual abuse of minors in the institution. This act sparked public outrage and mass protests, undermining Fidesz’s image as a champion of traditional values ​​and protection of the family. Following this scandal, Orbán did not defend Novák and proposed constitutional changes to prevent future pardons from being granted to people convicted of pedophilia crimes. Novák was therefore forced to announce his resignation in February 2024, together with Justice Minister Judit Varga, who had countersigned the presidential pardon. Katalin Novák is now promoting a “non-profit against demographic collapse,” two themes very dear to Giorgia Meloni and Elon Musk, and which could therefore explain the group selfie and the presence of the former Hungarian politician at the Atlantic Council evening.

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https://www.agencianova.com/nota.asp?n= ... iponota=24

Roberto Pettinato is an institution within the Argentine prison system. His son, also called Roberto Pettinato, had a great career as a musician, actor, comedian and radio and television host. His children Esmeralda Pettinato and Lorenzo Pettinato have a low profile, while Tamara Pettinato and Homero Pettinato made their way in the radio world. There is also Felipe Pettinato, who has a troubled life that includes a strange death and a conviction for abusing a minor. On April 29, the Infobae portal published that “Felipe Pettinato was convicted this Monday for the crime of simple sexual abuse committed against a young woman who was 15 years old at the time of the events, on March 8, 2018, and who was part of the entourage of his ex-partner and mother of his daughter.” The case for which Felipe “played the piano” was processed in Court Number 1 of San Isidro. The sentence imposed by the court on the son of the former Sumo saxophonist was 9 months of suspended imprisonment, plus compliance with security measures after finding him guilty of the acts for which he was accused. On the day the sentence was handed down, the young accused did not attend court. Did he not have the courage to face his fate? Perhaps. The injured party did not notice this. Andrés Bonicalzi, the victim's lawyer, was partly satisfied with the court's decision: "A guilty verdict is always restorative for the victim" despite the fact that he had requested a sentence of two and a half years to be served. In her account, the victim explained that the accused was a drug addict in treatment and that he stayed at home because he had nowhere to go. It was on one of those occasions that he put his hands on the minor's private parts. In the cited note, the portal detailed that “An essential story in the case was also added to the case: that of Melchor Rodrigo, Pettinato's personal neurologist, who died in a confusing fire that occurred in Felipe's apartment, for which the actor is accused. There, "it is clear that the accused was in full use of his mental faculties at the time of the abuse," argued one of the participants in the judicial process." The cause of the neurologist's death exceeds the purposes of this report, without prejudice to which, it goes without saying that said file is still in the investigation stage.

A nightclub that remains under scrutiny

"People who always go to the nightclub, know how it is an everyday thing," said an anonymous high source to NOVA, regarding the alleged cases of pedophilia and VIP prostitution in the Buenos Aires disco Rey Castro de San Telmo. On the other hand, he said that "even the photographer sold women inside the same nightclub. Regardless of the age of the girls," he said in an exclusive conversation with this media. "Everyone knew about it. What's more, one or two girls were beaten up by other people. One of them was a minor," said the official source at the place. And he added: "It was because she didn't want to prostitute herself and ended up filing a complaint at the nearest police station." Another thing that they told this portal is that they didn't allow "better looking women to be in the VIP, because it is forbidden to compete with the 'club girls.'"

Crazy Club accused of VIP prostitution

NOVA received the accusation against a Buenos Aires nightclub with the fantasy name "Rey Club," which is under the company Spaces SRL (CUIT 30-71570471-0) for alleged drug sales and VIP prostitution at the site. Also, according to what they told this media, the company was supposedly created by front men to hide the true ownership of its partners. The representative of the company is Luis Daniel Aglinskas. An anonymous person told this portal that they requested an official action against the place, since apparently there were minors working in the place, being run by someone from the same “Rey Club”. “The existence of minors within the dance establishment in Peru 342 (Autonomous City of Buenos Aires) has been confirmed. They would be hired as “presences” and later are incited and pressured to engage in prostitution with clients in the VIP sector of the same. Then, they allegedly maintain relations with the company's representative, always under warning or pressure of being left without work. “Several of them who have refused to prostitute themselves are not summoned again as ‘presences’”, official sources told NOVA. These same people, in order to access the establishment, would not be asked for documentation. "We also confirmed the consumption of narcotics supplied by the witnesses to other witnesses (including minors), as well as the display of such events on social networks," a complainant told the portal. In this way, we would be facing a complex figure of facilitating prostitution of adults and minors.
Needless to say, the use of drugs by clients is often displayed on social media.

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https://misionesonline.net/2024/09/23/p ... -kiczka-2/

The Court of Instruction No. 4 of Apóstoles, under the direction of Judge Miguel Ángel Faría, will order this week the opening of the netbooks seized in the house of the parents of the partner of the former provincial deputy Germán Kiczka, within the framework of the case for possession, consumption and distribution of child sexual abuse material (MASI). In the next few hours, the order will be issued with the expected date for the opening of the devices, which include two laptops from the Conectar Igualdad program and a CPU, found in the patio of the house of the former legislator's in-laws. The equipment, along with two old cell phones, will be subjected to expert examination by experts from the Secretariat for Support to Complex Investigations (SAIC), in search of new evidence. The case involving Germán Kiczka and his brother Sebastián, both with preventive detention, worsened after a raid carried out by the Police Cybercrime division in the San Martín neighborhood of Apóstoles. During the operation, the agents seized four cell phones, two computers, a CPU and an external hard drive, all found in a bag, in compliance with suspicions generated by an exchange of messages between Kiczka and his partner. In the chats that became known days ago, the former deputy's partner, Alejandra F. suggested hiding the devices with compromising images because they were "very visible" and mentioned the fear she felt about the direction of the judicial investigation. Given this scenario, the Justice Department is seeking to clarify the role of the woman, who could face new charges after the analysis of the seized materials. The process of opening and examining the seized devices will be key to assessing the judicial situation of the accused and advancing the case against the former legislator and his close circle.

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https://oglobo.globo.com/politica/eleic ... ilia.ghtml

The candidate from União Brasil has been running inserts with old quotes from André Fernandes (PL) in order to criticize him; the two are engaged in legal battles After suffering a decline in voting intentions in the last Datafolha poll, Capitão Wagner (União Brasil) increased his criticism of his opponent, André Fernandes (PL), and continues to use his election time slot to bring up old quotes in order to tarnish his image. In the most recent insert, he claims that the PL federal deputy "jokes about pedophilia". According to Datafolha, Fernandes grew nine percentage points and now has 25%. Wagner, on the other hand, went from 29% to 23%. The margin of error is three points. — Always involved in scandals, André Fernandes jokes about serious issues such as pedophilia. In his defense, he said he was being ironic. Among the absurdities, André taught people how to shave their private parts, and as an excuse he said he was young. A congressman had his term suspended for accusing a colleague without proof. He backed down and said it was due to inexperience. When life in Fortaleza gets worse, what excuse will André give? — says the announcer.

The quote mentioned by Captain Wagner's campaign refers to two posts by André Fernandes in 2012, when the candidate was fourteen years old and making videos for YouTube. In one, he wrote "'Uncle, what is pedophilia?' 'Come here, niece, sit on my lap so I can explain it to you' and in the other, he said he had the courage to date a twelve-year-old girl. In this context, André Fernandes filed a lawsuit with the Electoral Court asking for the suspension of the post, claiming that Wagner intended to portray him as a pedophile. Judge Ernani Pires Paula Pessoa Júnior denied the challenge. "The candidate's statements were not taken out of context, to the point of giving another idea of ​​the speech. The phrase was actually said by the candidate and was highlighted in countless news articles, many of which are still available on the internet," says an excerpt from the decision.

Offensive This is not the first time that Captain Wagner and André Fernandes have fought legal battles over inserts in this campaign. Last week, an advertisement by Wagner was suspended for using a video in which the Bolsonaro supporter snorted salt as part of an online challenge. On television, however, the União Brasil candidate broadcast the scene, making an association with cocaine use. "Do you trust him (André Fernandes) to fight crime?" said the announcer. In a press conference on Friday, Wagner said that the inserts were not intended to offend Fernandes, but he acknowledged the electoral context behind them. " We are part of a niche of the electorate that is divided between voting for me and him, and voters need to compare the two candidates," he said.

[Jim Burton]

https://reason.com/2024/09/18/decoding- ... ddy-combs/

Sean "Diddy" Combs is facing federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges. In an indictment unsealed yesterday, prosecutors accuse the music mogul—formerly known as Puff Daddy and P. Diddy—of having "abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct."

[...]

I can't speak to whether the allegations against Combs are true. But reading the indictment, a few things jump out that I can comment on. The first is how—once again—the Mann Act rears its ugly head, making criminal what really should not be a crime. The second is how federal prosecutors are (once again) stretching the application of sex trafficking laws to conduct that goes beyond the sort of actions they were originally pushed to target. And the third is how the racketeering conspiracy charge opens up the government to seizing way more assets than they would otherwise be allowed to seize.

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https://www.abcmais.com/policia/abuso-s ... anoas/amp/

The Child and Adolescent Protection Department of Canoas arrested the man on Thursday morning (26); many of the images had religious symbols, explains the delegate.

The Civil Police arrested a businessman on Thursday morning (26) in a condominium in the Fátima neighborhood of Canoas, after finding files he kept stored with thousands of photographs and videos of pedophilia.

According to the Child and Adolescent Protection Department (DPCA) of Canoas, more than 200 thousand files were found, a number that makes the 37-year-old man the largest file-storer ever found in the state. According to police officer Maurício Barison, the investigation lasted approximately nine months and indicated that the suspect downloaded files from the internet and stored them on various devices, such as notebooks and external HDs, in order to make it difficult to locate them.

“What caught our attention was the significant amount of files and the grotesque profile of the images and videos, many of which even involved sexual abuse of newborns, babies and children,” he explained. The police officer also describes that many of the images had religious symbols. At the scene, technicians from the General Institute of Forensics (IGP) began digital scans of the devices that the suspect kept in the apartment where he lived at around 6 am and only finished at 11 am.

Barison recalls that the DPCA in Canoas had already arrested, on August 27, a man in Torres who, according to what was discovered at the time, was the biggest sharer of child porn, but the amount of material found this Thursday was nothing compared to the amount of material. “The arrest was undoubtedly the biggest storer of CP in Rio Grande do Sul,” he says. According to the IGP, more than 205 GB of stored material was found on the suspect.

“We did not find him through a complaint,” he emphasizes. “It was a complex investigation into a case that is still being analyzed and may have repercussions if some type of abuse is discovered in the condominium.” The suspect’s residence was photographed and analyzed to verify, during the course of the investigation, whether any of the pedophilic scenes were filmed or performed there.

related: https://g1.globo.com/rs/rio-grande-do-s ... ivil.ghtml

The arrest took place in Canoas, in the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre. The suspect downloaded files from the internet and stored them on various devices, such as notebooks and external hard drives, to make it difficult to track his location.

A 37-year-old businessman was arrested on Thursday (27) on suspicion of storing photos and videos of child pornography and pedophilia, according to the Civil Police. More than 200,000 digital files with inappropriate content were found in the man's home in Canoas, in the Metropolitan Region, according to police chief Mauricio Barison. The name of the suspect was not released.

The investigation lasted approximately nine months. The suspect downloaded files from the internet and stored them on various devices, such as notebooks and external hard drives, to make it difficult to track his location.

"The significant number of files found and the grotesque nature of the images and videos, many involving sexual abuse of newborns, babies and children, including the sexual abuse of religious objects, caught our attention," the police chief reported.

According to Barison, in addition to the 200,000 files seized, another 160 GB of content were sent to the General Institute of Forensics (IGP) for extraction and analysis. "Without a doubt, the largest repository of pedophilia content in Rio Grande do Sul was arrested," he said. The police also reported that the suspect's residence was photographed so that the authorities could determine whether any of the pedophilia scenes were recorded there.

The man was sent to the Prison System Management Center (Nugesp).

How to report?

You can report pages containing images of abuse and sexual exploitation of children and adolescents at Safernet Brasil's National Reporting Center. The process is 100% anonymous. If you suspect sexual violence against children or adolescents, call Dial 100. The Helpline, Safernet's helpline, also recorded an increase this year in requests for help related to online child sexual grooming, which registered a 125% increase, and cases related to images of child sexual abuse and exploitation on the internet (a 5.88% increase).

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https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2024/0 ... s/7709934/

An immediate trial has been ordered – which skips the preliminary hearing – for former radio host Andrea Piscina, arrested last June 13 for producing child pornography and sexual violence against minors. According to the investigation, the 25-year-old groomed kids via social media using fake profiles and names, such as Alessia, Anna and Sara.

The decision was made by investigating judge Tiziana Landoni, accepting the request of Milan prosecutor Giovanni Tarzia, who coordinated the investigations of the Local Police's specialized unit on computer crimes. More than a thousand photos on the cell phone – The investigation was triggered by a complaint from the mother of a boy who attended the sports club where the accused was a coach.

More than a thousand images depicting children between the ages of 9 and 14 were then found on Piscina's phone. Only in the first part of the investigation were two victims identified, who were later joined by two other kids, also lured within the sports club. For the charges of the precautionary measure, the prosecutor requested the so-called ‘immediate precautionary’, while for the subsequent two charges (which concern the two victims discovered subsequently), the Prosecutor’s Office requested the immediate ‘ordinary’ procedure. Piscina is currently in prison.

Who is Piscina? – After the decision of the investigating judge, the defense has 15 days to present the (very probable) request for an abbreviated procedure for a closed-door trial in front of the preliminary hearing judge with a one-third reduction in the sentence. Piscina, brother of the Milanese city councilor Samuel Piscina (of the Lega Nord, completely unrelated to the investigation), hosted a program on Rtl 102.5. Upon news of the arrest, the broadcaster immediately suspended the host, “as a precautionary measure”.

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https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/ ... _3224.html:

A former “star” graphic designer for Disney and Pixar was sentenced on the evening of Thursday, October 31, to twenty-five years in prison with a two-thirds security period in Paris, where he appeared for complicity in rape and sexual assault on several hundred Filipino girls. After deliberating for more than six hours, the Assize Court found Bohlem Bouchiba guilty of complicity in rape and sexual assault on minors as a repeat offender. He was also found guilty of complicity in aggravated human trafficking on minors as a repeat offender and habitual viewing of child pornography online. The court also retained the aggravating circumstance of acts of torture and barbarity that had been submitted to it by the prosecution concerning the facts of complicity in rape, sexual assault and human trafficking. However, he was acquitted of the facts of possession of child pornography images “on the benefit of the doubt.” The Paris Assize Court also ordered a twenty-year socio-judicial follow-up, the obligation to compensate the civil parties and the definitive ban on exercising a profession with minors.

During his last speech, Bohlem Bouchiba, balding head and graying beard, had once again admitted his guilt. "I am aware of everything I have done. I ask the victims for forgiveness," he added.
The 59-year-old man had been on trial since Tuesday for having, between 2012 and 2021, paid Filipino women to rape and sexually assault Filipino girls, aged 5 to 10, and at least once a 2-year-old girl, in front of a webcam by practicing live streaming. On the other side of the screen, the accused gave orders, which he himself described as "horrible" and "disgusting" and masturbated.

Already registered in the sex offenders file

Earlier in the day, the public prosecutor had requested the same sentence against the accused. "On the stage right, you have the graphic designer who amazes children [...] then on the stage right, Bohlem Bouchiba is a pedophile director who writes his own horror films," declared the attorney general Philippe Courroye. The defense, for its part, had argued in favor of "nuance" in this case where the accused had admitted "all the facts alleged", also calling for consideration of "his psychological development".
For three days, several experts testified in court, detailing the story of this man who had become an "international drawing authority", according to the presiding judge, Mahrez Abassi, but with a "complex" past and "disturbed sexuality". During his interrogation, the accused had spontaneously admitted to being guilty of "all the facts" alleged and highlighted "the benefits of prison" in his journey of redemption. "For three years, I did not masturbate while thinking of a child", he had assured.

To speak of these children, Bohlem Bouchiba, described by experts as a “pedophile” and “sadist,” admitted to using the term “pigs” and ordering violent and “scripted” acts against them. For example, he ordered “a T-shirt to be put in the pig’s mouth” or to use a knife on a child’s genitals. According to him, these instructions were intended “to scare [himself],” but acknowledged that they were similar to “torture.” It was once the video was finished that he sent the money, between 50 and 100 euros. A way, according to him, to exonerate himself.

“Every time I sent money, it gave me a psychological lack of responsibility” during the period. His name was registered in Fijais, the sex offenders’ register, after a first conviction in 2014 for sexually assaulting his 9-year-old stepdaughter.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/02/arts ... ation.html

An independent law firm led the investigation after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced against Ava Tyson, a collaborator with the YouTube star MrBeast.

A law firm that investigated accusations of sexual misconduct and grooming within the organization of the YouTube star MrBeast said on Friday that it found no evidence to support those claims.
The investigation came after allegations surfaced against Ava Tyson, a frequent collaborator with MrBeast, whose name is Jimmy Donaldson. Public accusations were made that Ms. Tyson had used inappropriate language and had engaged in grooming behavior with a minor.
The law firm, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, which was hired by Mr. Donaldson’s company, said in its report that over three months it had conducted 39 interviews of current and former employees and reviewed more than four million documents collected from phones, emails and other messaging platforms.
“Allegations of sexual misconduct (e.g., pedophilia, grooming, child pornography, etc.) between company employees and minors are without basis,” the report said. “The allegations were soundly rejected, including by alleged victims.”
Online accusations began this year after social media users scrutinized interactions between Ms. Tyson and the minor, who goes by the online handle LavaGS, when Ms. Tyson was 20 and he was 13. At the time, both Ms. Tyson and LavaGS denied any predatory behavior.
In July, as public outcry grew, Ms. Tyson denied any wrongdoing but apologized for any “past behavior or comments if it hurt or offended anyone,” and said that she would step away from MrBeast’s company and social media.
The next day, Mr. Donaldson, whose YouTube channel has 326 million subscribers, and who has turned the venture into a marketing juggernaut, announced that he would part ways with Ms. Tyson.
In a post on X, he also said that he had hired an independent investigator.
“I’ve seen enough online and taken immediate action to remove Ava from the company, my channel, and any association with MrBeast,” he wrote on social media. “I do not condone or support any of the inappropriate actions.”
On Friday, LavaGS responded to the law firm’s findings, writing on social media that he had been interviewed.
“I was not groomed, these were false allegations made up by other people with my name thrown in them,” he wrote on X. “This investigation was conducted by real investigators and not internet detectives. They reviewed everything.”
The findings came during a tumultuous year for Mr. Donaldson’s channel, which is known for elaborate stunts, including real-life “Squid Game” re-creations and huge cash giveaways. This summer, an older video circulated online of Mr. Donaldson making comments about buying Black people.
A representative said at the time that “after making some bad jokes and other mistakes when he was younger, as an adult he has focused on engaging with the MrBeast community to work together on making a positive impact around the world.”
And in September, a group of contestants who had taken part in a competitive series put on by Mr. Donaldson called “Beast Games” filed a lawsuit that accused the production companies behind the show of exposing them to dangerous conditions. The contestants claimed, in part, that they had not received adequate food or medical care, and that they had not been appropriately compensated.
Although the law firm’s report did not find evidence of sexual misconduct, it did identify several unspecified “isolated instances of workplace harassment and misconduct.” It said the company quickly worked to remedy those concerns.
“The company has already implemented or is in the process of implementing changes to ensure a safe and professional corporate culture today and moving forward,” the report said.