The Jardí de Granollers School, where the teacher arrested for possessing over 100,000 child pornography files worked, has stated that he will not be reinstated. "He is completely prohibited from any form of contact, in person or digital," adds the center in a message sent to families, explaining that they never had any indication or suspicion about the teacher, nor any complaint against him.

The European Commission has opened an investigation into the Chinese company Shein for alleged violations of EU regulations due to the addictive design of its website, the lack of transparency in its recommendation systems, and the sale of illegal products, such as child-like sex dolls. This is an important step in defending the rights of European consumers, who often find themselves defenseless against large Chinese or American corporations that disregard EU regulations and, frequently, even flout them. In Shein's case, it is clear that the sale of sex dolls with childlike features cannot be permitted because that would be tantamount to promoting pedophilia. But the Commission's warning to Shein that it cannot create addictive effects in shoppers with techniques such as awarding more points for browsing time is particularly interesting, because online shopping addiction has long been identified as a problem that needs to be addressed.

The National Police reported on Friday the arrest in Madrid of a man for broadcasting, via a live streaming application, the sexual assaults he committed against his minor daughter. The arrest of the individual, who is now in prison, took place in December, after a citizen alerted the police a month earlier through an email address set up to report child pornography. Investigators from the Central Cybercrime Unit confirmed that the detainee used private rooms on live streaming applications to attract interested users by showing photos of himself with his daughter in bed. Subsequently, on another application, he broadcast live the assaults he committed against his own minor daughter. The payment the arrested man received for connecting with these pedophiles was virtual currency redeemable on the website for gifts or improved search engine ranking.

The Spanish government wants the Public Prosecutor's Office to clarify whether the artificial intelligence (AI) of X is committing crimes related to the distribution of child pornography and sexual violence against children. This AI, Grok, has produced images of a sexual nature and violence against children at the request of platform users. Therefore, the Ministry of Youth and Children has asked the State Attorney General's Office to investigate whether this could constitute a crime of child pornography. In any case, the ministry considers that these images created by the AI at the request of users represent "a practice that cannot be understood as a neutral use of technology." The ministry, headed by Minister Sira Rego, believes that all of this could constitute a crime of child pornography and a crime against moral integrity. "It is essential that the Public Prosecutor's Office analyze these extremely serious events and promote the necessary actions to guarantee the protection of children online as well," stated the minister, who criticized the "violation of fundamental rights" in the dissemination of these images. The letter that Minister Sira Rego has sent to the Public Prosecutor's Office also recalls the precedent of a sentence handed down last June by a juvenile court in Badajoz, which convicted several people for manipulating images of girls and teenagers with AI. Protecting children on the internet

Furthermore, the ministry noted that Congress is currently processing the organic law for the protection of minors in digital environments, with the aim of strengthening the dignity, safety, and rights of children in the digital space. The law seeks to protect their integrity and personal privacy against new risks related to the use of technologies such as AI, always prioritizing the best interests of the child. According to the ministry, this initiative is part of a strategy to create safe digital environments, recognizing that the internet and digital platforms were not designed with children in mind and that it is essential to ensure that minors can develop without violence, undue exposure, pedophilia, and exploitation.

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Sixteen men have been arrested and another five are being investigated for involvement in a child pornography possession and distribution network. The arrests have been made in different parts of Spain, and among those arrested are a high school teacher from Barcelona and another man, arrested in Girona, who photographed minors from his home while they were in a school playground. The latter man had distributed more than 85,000 files with images of minors, and during a search of his home, the police also found binoculars.

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The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) had been investigating TLM, then 40 years old, as a suspected pedophile since 2020. Ultimately, the man has emerged as the mastermind of a massive network of sexual violence against minors and unprecedented child pornography, forcing the courts to open three separate cases. When he was arrested in 2022, officers discovered more than 10,000 photographs and nearly 2,000 videos on his devices, with many more attackers implicated. Police sources admit that the detailed review of the images was a long and arduous process that concluded in 2024 with the arrest of 15 more men and the identification of at least 11 victims: nine girls, including a minor in the care of the Generalitat (Catalan government), and two boys. However, at least 14 others appeared in the images. Mossos d'Esquadra sources claim that this case in Barcelona is the second largest investigation into pedophilia they have ever conducted in Catalonia.

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Only two of the thirty men involved in The massive child pornography and prostitution ring uncovered almost a year ago They will go on trial for sexually assaulting minors. Although the police investigation was closed with 16 other arrests and 14 other suspects pending identification, sources close to the case consulted by ARA explained that only two men were identified during the investigation, and they will be the only ones to be prosecuted. Both remain in pretrial detention, and one of them is TLM. The electrician for whom the Prosecutor's Office has requested a sentence of 107 years in prison to rape a 12-year-old girl in care, film her to offer her to other pedophiles, and arrange with them where and when the sexual assaults would take place. The second defendant is a resident of Madrid.

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When TLM, 40, was arrested, police found more than 10,000 photographs and nearly 2,000 videos of child pornography that he had taken himself or exchanged with other pedophiles on his devices. Now, this man faces a sentence of 107 years and six months in prison, not only for producing and distributing child pornography, but also for how he obtained the thousands of images. Many of them were obtained by sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl, under the guardianship of the General Directorate for the Care of Children and Adolescents (DGAIA). The defendant recorded the assaults himself and also contacted other pedophiles to rape the girl while he filmed them. Five of them were identified and are now being investigated in another case.

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Major operation by the National Police against the dissemination of pornography throughout the State, including in Catalonia. The Spanish police force has arrested 35 people spread across 21 different provinces, with four arrests in Barcelona, ​​​​one of them in Argentona. Specifically, those investigated stored and exchanged sexual content of minors, including sexual assaults, through an instant messaging channel.

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