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In what should serve as a warning to 4chan Nation, federal agents this month raided the home of a 15-year-old California boy who uploaded a single image of child pornography to the outlaw web site, whose administrators sparked the criminal probe, The Smoking Gun has learned.
Department of Homeland Security agents carried out the June 7 raid at the teenager’s Fresno home and seized the boy’s laptop and iPhone. The high school sophomore admitted posting the illegal image to 4chan, according to his father. Chris Glover, a 54-year-old contractor, also told TSG that agents discovered a folder on his son’s computer containing other illicit images.
According to an affidavit sworn by DHS Agent Calvin Kim, the boy uploaded an explicit photo of a naked prepubescent girl in late-February. Federal investigators learned about the post on 4chan’s “/b/” forum from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, which provides law enforcement agencies with tips about the online distribution of child pornography.
In turn, NCMEC itself was alerted to the teen’s posting from 4chan’s administrators, who turned over a copy of the photo along with the IP address from which the image was uploaded. Michelle Collins, vice president of NCMEC’s exploited children unit, said that the group has a “working relationship” with 4chan, and that the notorious site has been “cooperative.”
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Department of Homeland Security agents carried out the June 7 raid at the teenager’s Fresno home and seized the boy’s laptop and iPhone. The high school sophomore admitted posting the illegal image to 4chan, according to his father. Chris Glover, a 54-year-old contractor, also told TSG that agents discovered a folder on his son’s computer containing other illicit images.
According to an affidavit sworn by DHS Agent Calvin Kim, the boy uploaded an explicit photo of a naked prepubescent girl in late-February. Federal investigators learned about the post on 4chan’s “/b/” forum from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, which provides law enforcement agencies with tips about the online distribution of child pornography.
In turn, NCMEC itself was alerted to the teen’s posting from 4chan’s administrators, who turned over a copy of the photo along with the IP address from which the image was uploaded. Michelle Collins, vice president of NCMEC’s exploited children unit, said that the group has a “working relationship” with 4chan, and that the notorious site has been “cooperative.”
Feds Raid Boy's Home Over 4chan Child Porn Post
JUNE 29--In what should serve as a warning to 4chan Nation, federal agents this month raided the home of a 15-year-old California boy who uploaded a single image of child pornography to the outlaw we
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