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Dear Mr *******,
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NUMBER:
I refer to your requests for information dated 16 and 17 March
2005, which were received by Strathclyde Police on those dates.
Your requests have now been considered and, as such, some of the
information you requested is detailed below. I can also advise you
that Strathclyde Police does not hold some of the information
requested by you. In terms of Section 17 of the Act this letter
represents a formal notice that information is not held. The
questions, which this notice refers to, are as follows:
How many people (in Strathclyde Region) have committed suicide as
a result of being investigated by Operation ore?
The Force does not hold information,
which would fully establish that any person committed suicide as a
result of being investigated by Operation Ore.
What was the cost of investigating all those in the Strathclyde
area?
The actual costs for Operation Ore are
not available. Operation Ore was conducted over a period of time
between 2002 and 2004 and was generally absorbed as core business
by each territorial division involved.
How many computers were found to have child porn on them relating
to Landslide sites?
The forensic examination of computers by
Strathclyde Police did not specifically look for Landslide sites.
Where indecent images of children were found on a suspect’s
computer they were secured as evidence. The source of the image
was not always known.
Details of the responses to your other questions are outlined
below:
How many suspects were in the Strathclyde region?
A total of 96 suspects were identified.
Have all been investigated?
All 96 suspects have been investigated.
How many convictions in Strathclyde from this operation?
There have been a total of 22
convictions to date. A number of cases are still pending.
How many of those convicted were actively abusing children?
No Strathclyde Police Reports to the
Procurator Fiscal in relation to Operation Ore reported actual
physical abuse of children.
Why were AVS subscribers arrested?
All persons within Strathclyde who were
found to have indecent images of children on a computer and other
items seized from their homes were the subject of a report to the
Area Procurator Fiscal.
Why were Keyz subscribers arrested?
No suspects identified s having only
subscribed to Keyz were arrested within Strathclyde.
Who was in charge of Operation Ore in Strathclyde?
Detective Chief Inspector David Marsh |
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