Facebook Report Sparks Danish Crackdown on Underage Sex Post

Police have charged more than 1,000 young people in case
Crackdown comes as global #MeToo movement focuses on sex abuse

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By Frances Schwartzkopff

January 15, 2018 at 10:06 AM UTC

Updated on

January 15, 2018 at 10:57 AM UTC

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Danish police have charged 1,004 young people with distributing sexually explicit material of two 15-year-olds following a tip-off from Facebook Inc.

The activity may constitute distribution of child pornography, the Danish National Police said on Monday. The case is “very large and complex,” Police Inspector Lau Thygesen said. “We’ve taken the matter very seriously as it has big consequences for those involved.”