Dutch Justice Minister David van Weel described reports that employees of the porn site Motherless shared child pornography as "shocking." The minister expects the Public Prosecution Service to conduct a serious investigation into the findings reported by the NOS.
Based on reporting by haarlemsdagblad. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.
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