AIBU to ask people to just spend 2 minutes looking at these pictures? *MNHQ warning for images containing items relating to Child Sexual Abuse*

[KitKat1985]

Europol are once again asking members of the public for help with solving child sex abuse cases. In many explicit photos of children there are clues in the backgrounds (objects / scenery) that can help Europol identify the locations the images were taken, and help therefore identify where the exploited children have come from and find the perpetrators. Europol are therefore asking for the public to help identify objects / scenery from the backgrounds of some explicit photos taken of children. All explicit material / images of children have been removed from the pictures before being posted by Europol. I figure Mumsnet with a large international readership may well have at least one member who can identify an item / location from one of the images posted, so if we can all spend 2 minutes viewing the images it may well help Europol with their investigations.

www.europol.europa.eu/stopchildabuse

[Gingerkittykat]

Those pictures are chilling, especially the ones with the children just photoshopped out of clothes.

Hopefully someone will recognise something.

[Hortuslover]

Agreed the pictures are chilling.
Sadly I don’t recognise any of this..I wish I did.

[BanningTheWordNaice]

The eagle on the baseball cap would make me think it was either Albanian or Kosovan but I can’t make out the writing.

[FauxJoMalaux]

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[KitKat1985]

I agree the images are quite chilling even with anything graphic edited out. The ones with the child's silhouettes in especially.

Europol have shown though that their 'trace an object' campaign is working, and has helped them make many critical leads in child sexual abuse investigations, so please try to look if you can:
www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/your-help-we-are-21-000-steps-closer-to-saving-child-sexual-abuse

[ScrubMyfloors]

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[Marilynmansonsthermos]

Really good you posted this op. Pray it helps

[SouthernComforts]

I can't help, I've looked at the pictures. So bump.

[MrsMozartMkII]

Looked but don't recognise anything.

Hate doing this, makes me feel so sad and so angry, but if one day I spot something and can help then it'll be worth it.

[starabara]

Thanks for prompting us to look at this.

I’ve sent an email about one of the pictures. I think I know where it is

[according]

Bump.

[Tiptoetiptoetiptoe]

I’ve looked, and had a little cry, I can’t help. I sincerely hope somebody can.

[Binglebong]

Bump

[BigFatGiant]

Thank you for posting. Bump.

[Elmo311]

Bump!
:(

[steakandcakes]

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[LaBelleSauvage]

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[DaisyChainsForever]

I don't recognise anything. Posting to keep it bumped.

[Mylittlepony374]

Looked but don't recognise anything. Hopefully someone will.

[alonerinlona]

This is such a great idea. Unfortunately I don't recognise anywhere. How often are the pictures updated? I would like to keep checking just in case I one day spot something that could help.

See now THIS is the type of thing that should be picked up by the papers!!

[k567]

Since watching 24 hours in police custody I was wondering what happens to all the photos. Do they just try and prosecute the person holding them or do they try and trace the children in them to protect them from further abuse? I guess this answers my question.

[mrsjackrussell]

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[7Days]

Didn't recognise anything.
God it's sickening.

Bump anyway

[Samind]

Bump.

[neuroticnumpty]

I want to help but I'm worried about opening the link. Is it just pictures of the room?