Criminal investigators have broken up a pedophile ring in Poland consisting of 102 men, in a police operation code-named “Regina”.

The suspects are accused of possession and distribution of pornographic photos and videos of children in the internet - four of them have already been charged and one put in custody.

The police raid, under a code name “Regina”, was conducted nationwide under the supervision of the Human Trafficking Department from the Police HQ in Warsaw.

Police say they started investigating the case in 2008, after someone reported that photos of a naked girl were being distributed on a social networking website. Investigators later managed to establish who shared the photos.

During the raid police officers confiscated 133 computers, hard drives and laptops and 3,500 CDs and DVDs with child pornography. More people will probably be detained in relation to the case, officers believe. (mg) 

Source: PAP