Police have been investigating 6,500 British people suspected of using a paedophile website in the US, as part of Operation Ore.

Suspects have been prioritised, and more could still be prosecuted.

Some 1,202 people have been charged with child pornography offences as a result of the operation, said Baroness Scotland.

It was launched after the FBI handed UK police details of 7,200 British suspects.

The arrest of a computer consultant in Texas led to the international investigation.

Thomas Reedy was jailed in 2001 for running a massive child internet porn ring.

Credit card details used to access material gave police direct leads on 250,000 people worldwide.

 

 

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BBC Website news item Operation Ore