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

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KitKat1985 · 23/03/2019 13:37

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

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RepealTheGRA · 28/03/2019 06:28

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Lexilooo · 28/03/2019 07:01

Didn't recognise anything, but I would urge others to look. The images aren't upsetting or graphic at all, it is just the idea that is upsetting.

Could someone perhaps link this thread on the ones discussing the Madeleine McCann documentary- might get a few more viewa

IRanSoFarAway · 28/03/2019 07:49

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handonhip · 28/03/2019 08:44

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FloofenHoofen · 28/03/2019 09:35

This may also help as I think some of the items have been updated/found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/at91nv/europolstoppchildabuseetraceannobjectfebb2019/

Watercoloursky · 28/03/2019 11:00

I looked and didn't recognise anywhere, but posting to bump as I do want to help - please do have a look, everyone, I promise the images aren't graphic (they show locations, with children photoshopped out), but you might see something that could help.

TheVanguardSix · 28/03/2019 14:02

If you go to Twitter, look up Trace an Object and click on the Bellingcat ‘tweet’ of all the photos, you’ll see the comments and how amazing people are at geolocating objects and places.

I thought I was pretty clued up identifying a couple of the photos- especially a landscape one. Then I looked up these guys. You really learn how to hone in on tracing an object/landscape.

Yes, the information gets out there, but it’s, as Europol says, a calculated risk they take, knowing that perpetrators might wise up to their photos as evidence on global display. But the risk is worth it. The campaign is working and that’s what matters.

MrsMozartMkII · 28/03/2019 17:15

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DoingTheBestICan · 28/03/2019 17:44

Don't recognise any of the pics but bumping up

WantToRunThere · 28/03/2019 19:28

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IRanSoFarAway · 28/03/2019 22:09

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MrsMozartMkII · 29/03/2019 07:22

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AgentCooper · 29/03/2019 07:26

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Persimmonn · 29/03/2019 09:04

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Zoflorabore · 29/03/2019 12:00

Bumping for the afternoon crowd.

dressinggowndonna · 29/03/2019 18:09

Yet another bump and reminder not to be put off by the warning in the title.

AnyFucker · 29/03/2019 18:43

Thank you for posting this here kitkat and to mnhq for hosting it

IRanSoFarAway · 29/03/2019 19:57

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droningtraffic · 29/03/2019 20:06

Bump. Please look.

EmmaC78 · 29/03/2019 21:43

Bumping again.

IRanSoFarAway · 29/03/2019 23:10

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SnowyAlpsandPeaks · 29/03/2019 23:29

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Tink1990 · 30/03/2019 05:48

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Shoveitupyourbum · 30/03/2019 07:18

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GenuineKlatchianPottery · 30/03/2019 08:51

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