French police have questioned around 100 people and seized their
computers as part of a months-long operation to crack down on child
pornography, a police source said Friday.
The probe was conducted
by police from the northern city of Amiens after they discovered
hundreds of child sex photos and videos on a website hosted outside of
France.
The investigation showed that 345 people in France had
clicked more than three times on pages on the website, which suggested
that they had voluntarily visited the site, the source said.
Those
people were identified through their Internet Protocol (IP) addresses
and on Thursday police questioned 100 of them in various parts of France
and removed their computers for inspection.
If incriminating material is found they may be charged.
More of those identified may be questioned in the coming days, in France and in several other countries, the source said.