Over 100,000 Abuse Images: 61-Year-Old Hoarded Child Pornography

A now suspended employee of the armed forces had to answer before the regional court in Eisenstadt on Wednesday for the pornographic depiction of minors and the crime of visual child sexual abuse material. The 61-year-old fully confessed to having stored over 100,000 images and 27 videos and was sentenced to eight months of conditional imprisonment and a fine of 10,800 euros, the verdict is not final.

Armed Forces Official Owned 100,000 Child Abuse Photos

The man explained that during a depressive phase, he surfed the internet for nights on end and thus came across depictions of teenage girls, which he found "undoubtedly sexually attractive." In August 2023, he researched a Dane via Google, who provided him with access data to a server for five euros, which he paid with Paypal. On this server, thousands of photos were found, some of which were created by AI. The defendant confessed that he actively searched for minors and saved the files from the PC onto two external hard drives.

The 61-year-old pointed out that he has been in psychotherapy and psychiatric treatment for months now. He also received an order from the judge to continue the therapy. He was suspended from his position in the military when the charges were filed in August of this year.

(APA/Red)

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