Singapore police probed 96 cases of child sex abuse material offences since new laws in 2020


The police did not provide specifics of individual cases, but said the majority of these cases pertained to the possession, access and distribution of child sexual abuse material. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, April 16 (The Straits Times/ANN): Since new laws were introduced against child sexual abuse material in 2020, the police here have hauled up dozens of people and seized thousands of files containing depraved acts.

One of the worst cases involved a 36-year-old the prosecutors described as having an insatiable appetite for child pornography.

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