Man in Custody After Discovery of Child Abuse Material

He is in pre-trial detention, confirmed Leopold Bien from the St. Pölten public prosecutor's office on Thursday, corresponding to media reports. The investigations under Paragraph 207a of the Criminal Code (Pictorial sexual child abuse material and pictorial sexual depictions of minors) are ongoing.

Child Abuse Material Discovered

According to Bien, the proceedings have been ongoing since the beginning of the year. There was suspicion that the accused possessed numerous images and videos of a relevant nature. The evaluation of data carriers secured a few months ago confirmed this. During another house search last week, further seizures were made. Relevant material was found again, said the spokesperson for the public prosecutor's office. Subsequently, the man was arrested.

According to Bien, the evaluation of the data carriers secured during the first house search is still ongoing. 1,600 photos and 700 videos have been found so far.

(APA/Red)

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