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The Lebanese judiciary issued its verdict in one of the country’s most disturbing cases, which came to light in May 2024. On Tuesday, the Mount Lebanon Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Elie Helou, convicted seven people, including six men and one woman, after they were found guilty of partaking in a child sex abuse ring that targeted victims via TikTok. From our archives Child pornography on TikTok: Lebanese judiciary charges about 20 individuals According to evidence presented in court, members of the network lured minors, sexually assaulted them, drugged them, filmed the abuse, and then used these videos to blackmail their victims when they attempted to escape their control. Some of these images were also allegedly sold, allowing members of the network to profit illegally from the abuse.Two key figures in the network — Peter...
The Lebanese judiciary issued its verdict in one of the country’s most disturbing cases, which came to light in May 2024. On Tuesday, the Mount Lebanon Criminal Court, presided over by Judge Elie Helou, convicted seven people, including six men and one woman, after they were found guilty of partaking in a child sex abuse ring that targeted victims via TikTok. From our archives Child pornography on TikTok: Lebanese judiciary charges about 20 individuals According to evidence presented in court, members of the network lured minors, sexually assaulted them, drugged them, filmed the abuse, and then used these videos to blackmail their victims when they attempted to escape their control. Some of these images were also allegedly sold, allowing members of the network to profit illegally from the abuse.Two key figures in the network —...
