A secret police operation in Vilnius – an impressive amount of evidence surprised even officials who saw it all

Over 80,000 pornographic videos and photos were found at the home of Robert M., a 47-year-old Vilnius resident who was incredible but had not previously been convicted. Many of these recordings recorded sexual acts performed or reproduced by adults, therefore Vilnius had no criminal or administrative liability as a result. However, the search also found videos that film the sexual exploitation of not only minors but also minors.

A particularly large number of pornographic records found by Robert M. surprised not only the police investigators who conducted the pre-trial investigation and the prosecutor who controlled the investigation, but also the court that examined the criminal case against the Vilnius prosecutor. .

“Robertas M., in order to distribute, acquired and distributed a large amount of pornographic content representing a young child,” said Judge Viktorija Šelmelme of the Vilnius City District Court.

The judge ruled that Robert M., who had not previously been involved in law enforcement and is currently temporarily out of a job, maintained and allowed 50 other videos to be downloaded online using the eD2K software on nine installed internal memory drives. in the computer. Up to 29 recordings filmed sexually exploited children under the age of 14, while others filmed minors between the ages of 14 and 18.

The wife also knew of passion.

The investigation found that Robert M. had downloaded multiple recordings of pornographic content on his computer for at least a year, which he stored on hard drives. They all had a separate code, so neither his adult son nor his wife could see what the man kept on the computer.

But the fact that the husband was interested in pornography, the woman knew. At least that’s what he told police officers and the court. She said that she has been married to Robert M. for over 20 years.

“I was aware of my spouse’s interest in adult pornography, but only learned of his interest in child pornography at the beginning of the pre-trial investigation,” he said. As a result, I was very alarmed and started looking at the man, if his behavior has not changed. But I didn’t notice anything, so I talked to him about it. I think the police search and subsequent investigation forced him to change and he has already overcome his craving for child pornography, I don’t think his behavior will happen again in the future. “

Robert M. himself explained in court that he was trying to overcome his craving for pornography: the man brought to justice had fully admitted his guilt.

“I have always been interested in adult pornography, and almost at the same time I was interested in child pornography,” said the man in court. “I can describe my interest in pornography as an addiction that I am trying to combat now.”

When asked why he was interested in pornographic recordings, the man said, “This may be due to the fact that he has had to work shifts for many years, in addition to having sexual problems with his wife.”

The man did not hide his excellent knowledge of computer technology and the operation of programs on the Internet that could be used to download and allow others to download records stored on his computer.

“I was trying to get pornography records download and save, but removed a big chunk of them, “said Robert M.” I was mainly interested in girls between the ages of 6 and 16. “

The man did not hide the fact that he had to enter certain keywords in the search bar when searching for child pornography, and that he often received warnings that this could lead to criminal liability before downloading videos of sexually exploited children.

“Sometimes the ‘Stop the police’ video appeared on the computer screen, but I didn’t react, I thought there would be nothing,” he said.

Until now addicted to pornography

Robert M. testified that the unexpected appearance of police officers at home and the search carried out forced him to rethink his behavior.

“I have not been interested in child pornography since I found child pornography, I think I have managed to curb this desire, but I am still trying to overcome the passion for adult pornography,” said the man who regretted the crime. It’s a big pity.

A Vilnius resident who was prosecuted for the acquisition, possession and distribution of child pornography records asked the court not to convict him, but to end the criminal case by acquitting him of criminal liability on bail.

“Forward the guarantee to my wife’s message. I learned from this situation, I will definitely not commit more crimes,” said Robert M. “My wife can and does have a positive impact. After the police investigation, I spoke to her a lot and sincerely.” “

Robert M.’s wife also tried to convince the court that she deserved the trust of the court, but the judge who heard the criminal case ruled that there was no possibility of bail liability in this criminal case.

“The court makes that opinion after considering the following important circumstances: First, Robert M. committed an age of criminal maturity at the age of 47, making it possible to assert that a person of this age has well-established views, a well-established scale of values, attitude towards the rules of society, compliance with those rules, your position as a personality and member of society, life, social experience, allowing you to consciously choose a variant of behavior, – declared the court in prayer. – Second, Robert told the court at the hearing that he was trying to overcome his interest in pornographic material, he himself described the desire as an addiction that he was trying to overcome, but the accused’s accusations were sufficiently considered declarative because they were not answered by the specific actions of Robert M. “

Tens of thousands of records.

According to the judge, the defendant’s testimony and the data collected in the criminal case show that Robert M.’s interest in pornographic material representing young children and minors is the transmission of such material through appropriate programs with self-exchange. To an indefinite circle of users using Robert M was a known and non-random process that lasted a long enough time (more than a year).

“Robert M. is believed to have been clearly aware of the criminal nature of his behavior, but ignored police warning signs seeking and sending information of this nature, pornographic material, including material depicting young children, downloaded and considered. extremely serious. ” “(During the search, tens of thousands of records were found on the computer equipment available to Robert M.), which does not allow the court to reach a firm conclusion that in this case there are reasons to believe that the accused will comply with the law and will not commit new crimes, “emphasized Judge Šelmė.

After examining the criminal case, the court determined that Robert M. must be sentenced to prison, his act is an intentional crime, which falls into the category of serious crimes. However, it was decided to postpone the sentence to the average term of two years provided for in criminal law.

“According to the court, the prohibitions and obligations applied during the suspension of incarceration will discipline, limit Robert M.’s tendencies to take an interest in the information disclosed, will disclose it, but will not isolate the person from society, family members, the family members will provide real opportunities for income, dependency and will allow Robert M. to demonstrate that his intentions at the court hearing to continue living without violating the law and without committing a crime are not just an empty statement, “he emphasized. Judge.

According to her, the purpose of a court sentence is to dissuade a person from committing criminal offenses, to deprive or restrict a convicted person of the opportunity to commit new criminal offenses, to influence them to comply with the law and not to commit criminal offenses again, and guarantee the implementation of justice.

For acquiring, maintaining and distributing pornographic recordings depicting children, the court sentenced Robert M. to one year in prison, with a two-year moratorium.

During the postponement of the execution of the sentence, the convict was ordered to start working and, after employment, to continue working, and he was also prohibited from leaving the city of residence without the permission of the institution that supervises the convict.

Additionally, Robert M. will have to pay a contribution of 20 MSL to the Crime Victims Fund in one year: one thousand. euros

The court ordered the confiscation of Robert M.’s computer and hard drives.