The 52-year-old Italian, wanted on suspicion of having committed 160 rapes and sexual harassment, including against minors, was arrested after crossing the border between Germany and France. It is reported by BBC News.
It is noted that law enforcement officers arrested the suspect on October 16 near the city of Mulhouse. In Germany, he is accused of numerous sex crimes against minors, including his daughter and children of partners, from 2000 to 2014. Now the Italian is in prison awaiting extradition.
Earlier it was reported that the Australian police arrested a gang of 44 people who are suspected of creating and storing materials with child abuse. It is noted that the arrests were the result of an investigation of the images and videos that appeared on the Internet. As a result, police said 16 children across the country had been rescued. The suspects of all ages worked in construction, law enforcement and the hotel industry.