Sweden: 23 women suspected of child pornography [View All]

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STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Twenty-three women and a 43-year-old man were charged Friday with child pornography offenses in what investigators say is a unique case because of the number of female suspects.

Charges filed with the Falun district court in central Sweden say the women, aged between 38 and 70, received scores of sexually explicit video clips and photographs of children from the man, who is the main suspect in the case, and discussed them with him online in graphic detail.

The material included girls and boys of all ages, from toddlers to teenagers, prosecutor Niclas Eltenius told The Associated Press.

The man was charged with aggravated child pornography, a crime punishable with up to six years in prison, while the women faced a lesser charge that would result in a conditional sentence or a maximum of two years in prison, Eltenius said.