Pedophile tour operators ordered to prison
May 30, 2012
Members of a group that sold pedophiles sex tours to Moldova have
been sentenced to prison by a Moldovan court, prosecutors said.
The five ring members convicted included two foreigners and three
Moldovans, the Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported Tuesday. Their
names were not given in the report.
Prosecutors said the operation began with an Italian national who
opened a travel agency in Moldova and identified children available for
sexual exploitation.
The Italian created a Web site that contained pornographic material and offered sex tours to Moldova.
Tourists from Germany, Sweden, the United States, Denmark, Thailand
and Australia paid $627 each for sex with a minor, prosecutors said.
Police cracked the ring after the Italian was arrested trying to rape a 13-year-old boy.
The Italian and a person holding dual Russian and Norwegian
citizenship were each sentenced to 21 years in prison. Three Moldovan
associates drew prison sentences ranging from 10 to 18 years.
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