In the Staufen abuse case that caught the public's attention after the takedown of the darkweb chatroom Tabooless Chat and the darkweb child abuse forum Elysium, the court ruled that the Youth Welfare Office shared some of the blame due to a systematic failure to prevent the offender from living with his victim. Read more

The stepfather of the sexually assaulted nine-year-old boy played the long game in the Staufen child abuse case that made mainstream headlines after German police ended Tabooless Chat—a darknet chatroom used by many of the offenders. Read more

After being sentenced for his role in the abuse of a nine-year-old boy in the Schleswig-Holsteiner abuse case, the 44-year-old defendant has appealed his eight-year prison sentence. Read more

According to the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), infants and toddlers are increasingly becoming victims of child abuse—at least on videos found on the [darknet child abuse forum “Elysium.”](/four-germans-charged-for-operating-elysium/) Read more

During an ongoing legal battle between the courts and the eight alleged child abusers in the Staufen abuse case, one suspect felt motivated to inform on the other alleged child abusers. This information, to the police’s surprise, connected several members of the recently seized darknet chat site Tabooless or Tabooless Chat. Read more

An ongoing case at the district court of Freiburg has revealed more information about members of Tabooless Chat as well as the investigation that ended the site. The case focused on the abuse of a child in Staufen but recent developments revealed that many of the suspects had met on Tabooless, used Tabooless actively, and possibly held administrative (or similar) positions. Read more

During the recent sentencing of the Tabooless administrator, investigators detailed the steps taken during the investigation. According to two investigators, they caught the 50-year-old through what non-technical readers would refer to as catfishing. Read more