Child porn defendant remanded at first court appearance

The 67-year old man accused of distributing child pornography was remanded in custody “for his own protection” 

GIBRALTAR (Agencies/GibChronicle) Isaac Benady, of 1 Boschetti’s Steps, was arrested last Thursday in a joint operation by the Royal Gibraltar Police and the US's FBI. He appeared before the Magistrates’ Court yesterday morning facing one charge of possession of indecent photographs of children and three separate charges of distributing those images.

Arrested with over 3,000 child pornography videos

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ALGECIRAS (Agencies) The pursuit began in November 2011 with a denuncia from an Algeciras person who reported coming across child pornography material on internet, making the denuncia at the Guardia Civil headquarters in Algeciras. The matter was passed on to the GC's special unit, who opened 'Operation Klaus', aimed at finding the source of this material. Investigation led to the city of León, and eventually the IP address in question was located at a home there, where a raid came up with two computers and a hard drive and over 3,000 films of explicit sex with minors. A man, identified as P.C.C., was arrested and charged with possession and distribution of child pornography.

Stabbing at Cornwall's Centre

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GIBRALTAR (Agencies) A man was stabbed in broad daylight in the area of the Cornwall's Centre on Tuesday afternoon. The man, who is in his twenties and locally resident, was taken to St Bernard's Hospital where he remained stable last night. The incident happened in the early afternoon as bars and restaurants in the area were busy with lunchtime trade. The assailant escaped after the attack and remains at large; the RGP continues to search for him. Police cordoned off the area as forensics officers moved in to collect evidence (photo). In other police activity, a 53 year old man responding to the initials B.T. appeared in court for possession of child pornography and was freed on bail of £2,500, while another man, 41, was arrested on the Rock on a Northern Ireland warrant, also for child pornography, was extradited over the weekend.