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Obviously I already removed all media, banned all the users and prevented account creation. I have ip addresses and metadata of the users

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

HelloRoot is correct. You should not have deleted anything. You should have simply shutdown the server and contacted the FBI (not the police). Child porn is a serious federal offense and because they committed the offense across state lines (or aren't in the US at all), FBI wold have jurisdiction. Because you deleted the evidence (a crime, by the way) there's nothing for them to go on now.

If this ever happens again, shut down the server so no one can connect, and contact the FBI Criminal Division who has their own child crimes division that specifically deals with child pornography.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

I'm in France though, keeping it would make me a criminal

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

Take the above comment and replace references to “FBI” with the French equivalent.

Though, if you keep registration closed, you’re unlikely to have this problem again.

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