A man aged 32 was sentenced to eight months in jail after he downloaded about 1,000 files with child pornography from “Torrent”. The punishment was ordered by the Appeals Court after the prosecutor challenged the initial sentence given by the Buiucani Court of Chisinau – a one-year suspended sentence, IPN reports.

According to the Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and Special Cases, the man admitted his guilt and benefitted from a reduction in the jail term.

The authorities in Moldova were notified by Interpol, which determined that the man downloaded the files and accessed over 3,700 web addresses with child pornography scenes in April-June 2020.

The man has higher education and is not married. The sentence is final and executory.

In this connection, prosecutors warn that the downloading and viewing of photos or videos showing sexual organs of children and watching of sexual activities involving children represent child pornography that is punished with at most three years in jail.