Federal Police arrest 20-year-old man suspected of storing child sexual violence files in Pirapora

According to the PF, a 20-year-old young man is suspected of storing, on a personal internet account, images containing scenes of sexual violence against children and adolescents.

During the execution of the warrant, the young man was arrested in the act after the police found images of this type in his possession. In the action, electronic equipment was seized and will undergo technical expertise to collect evidence that could contribute to further investigations.

The operation is part of the Federal Police's ongoing work to combat cybercrimes of this nature.

In October, the Federal Police carried out at least three operations with the same objective in the North of Minas.

On the 22nd, a 61-year-old man was arrested red-handed in Janaúba. Investigations showed that he stored 560 illicit files involving sexual violence against children and adolescents on internet accounts.

Two days earlier, another operation was carried out in Montes Claros, also with the execution of a search and seizure warrant.

As g1 reported, investigations into this case began in 2023, based on a criminal report sent by an NGO to the Federal Public Ministry (MPF). The document reported the existence of a group on a messaging application used to share and sell sexual abuse material against children and adolescents.

On the 15th of the same month, the Federal Police also arrested a 26-year-old man during Operation “In nomine Patris”, carried out in Taiobeiras to combat the same type of crime.

He is suspected of storing more than 24,000 images and videos of sexual violence against children and adolescents on internet accounts, between 2019 and 2026.