A 53-year-ol man from Chisinau was arrested on suspicion that he sexually exploited his ten-year-old daughter to produce pornography that he later posted on Darknet. According to prosecutors, the man taught individual lessons to children of school age at request, IPN reports.

The Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and Special Cases said that equipment used to produce and broadcast child pornography and to sexually exploit his daughter was seized from the man’s home.

The prosecutors are investigating the man’s actions in 2018-2022, including pictures taken by him outside the country during family vacations. The seized equipment contains pornographic material featuring also other children. Interpol informed the authorities in Moldova about the illegalities committed by the man through Darknet and this was arrested as a result. He was remanded in custody for 30 days.

His daughter benefitted from specialized psychological assistance and was separated from the family, being admitted to a placement center. The girl is not the only child of the family. Her sister studied outside the capital city.