This archive shows German police had been monitoring the site for a number of years, but it is not clear exactly how the materials ended up there. The site has been around for some time, though, having been registered on January 8, 2006. It is not known why the site was taken down now, but it would not have been doing well on Google. One thing that can be said for sure is that the founder of the site was himself a pornographer. The site was established by Alexander Chursin and it is still linked to a number of other sites that feature pornography. Sadly, the site never really took off with users and it was suspended on March 24, 2011, though that could simply mean it was a victim of a DDOS attack. A variety of drugs were found in the house along with a rather large amount of money, including several hundred thousand Euros, along with several German Deutschmarks and Euros.
The founder has since been arrested by the police and charged with the production and distribution of child pornography, as well as possession of child pornography. Police raided his home and found photos of children, both taken in Germany and abroad, who were not even aware they were being filmed. Police are also trying to determine if the founder of the site was on one of the child pornography sites and if he uploaded the child pornography to his site.
The accused has been indicted in Germany and he was released on bail until the court date on September 29. He has been reported to have fled to Italy. It is not known what has happened to the site now, though we can be sure there will be plenty of interest in where it might be.
Update:
The founder of the site has fled to Italy. There is no word on if the site is still operating under its original domain name or if it has changed. There has also been no word on whether or not the police have been able to identify the child pornography they seized in the raids.
Lawyers for the suspect say his current whereabouts are unknown.
Google has released a statement announcing the site has been shut down.
The founder has been arrested and has been charged in Germany with possession and distribution of child pornography and making available images of children under 18. He has also been indicted for possession and distribution of child pornography in the Netherlands. The charges in Germany have been carried out by the public prosecutor's office in Braunschweig. The case in the Netherlands
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