Kash Patel takes down dark web child sx trafficking websites that featured explicit content involving infnts, tddlers, violence, sdism, and trture
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Operation Grayskull targeted dark web platforms dedicated to child sxual abuse material (CSAM). FBI Director Patel calling it "one of the most significant strikes ever made against child s*xual abuse material websites on the dark web"
It successfully eliminated four dark web sites, resulting in 19 arrests in the United States and racked up 18 convictions to date (two people died before they could be charged)
Multiple arrests in other countries were also made including:
The United Kingdom,
the Netherlands,
Italy,
Germany,
Estonia,
Belgium, and
South Africa
The convicted U.S. offenders have been sentenced to more than 300 years in prison, and have been ordered to pay restitution to victims.
The investigation started in 2022 and the results were made public this month:
Thomas Peter Katsampes (Eagan, Minnesota): 20 years + lifetime supervised release, Restitution: $23,000
➡️Selwyn David Rosenstein (Boynton Beach, Florida): 28 years, Restitution: $80,500
➡️Matthew Branden Garrell (Raleigh, North Carolina): 20 years, 10 months, Restitution: $158,500
➡️Robert Preston Boyles (Clarksville, Tennessee): 23 years, 4 months, Restitution: $7,500
➡️Gregory Malcolm Good (Silver Springs, Nevada): 25 years, 10 months, Restitution: $93,500
William Michael Spearman (Madison, Alabama): ➡️Life, Restitution: $123,400
➡️Joseph Addison Martin (Tahuya, Washington): 42 years, Restitution: $174,500
➡️Joseph Robert Stewart (Milton, Washington): 23 years, 9 months, Restitution: $19,500
➡️Keith David McIntosh (Grand Rapids, Michigan): 55 years
➡️Charles Hand: 14 years
➡️Michael Ibarra : 12 years
➡️Clay Trimble : 18 years
➡️David Craig): 9 years
Robert Rella : 5 years, 8 months
Samuel Hicks : 16 years
Richard Smith: 14 years
Patrick Harrison : 5 years, 10 months
Thomas Gailus Sentencing pending