Police raid defence ministry office in child porn sting

Police Thursday morning raided an office of the Ministry of Defence and arrested three ministry employees suspected of possessing and disseminating child pornography. The suspects were released after questioning but remain under investigation. Prague Police spokeswoman Iva Knolová said the arrests were a continuation of “Operation Vilma”, the largest operation against child pornography ever carried out in the Czech Republic, which resulted in 160 arrests and the confiscation of 350 computers during October. Possession of such material carries a sentence of two years incarceration, dissemination, six years.