The nudity-only nature of the Azov material caused it to be classified in the UK as level 1 on the COPINE scale for rating images of children, i.e., generally beneath the threshold of legal interest. Inspector Joanna Beaven-Desjardins, of the TPS' Sex Crimes Unit, said, "It's a first for the magnitude of the victims saved" and "the amount of arrests internationally, also a first." Beaven-Desjardins also spoke about materials seized from Way's home: "Officers located hundreds of thousands of images and videos detailing horrific sexual acts against very young children, some of the worst that they have ever viewed." The materials distributed commercially by Azov featured nude athletic and recreational scenes, but not explicit sexual acts. Up to 45 terabytes of images and videos were seized. The Canadian arm of the operation was "Project Spade", in Australia it was "Operation Thunderer". Investigations also spread to Greece, Ireland, New Zealand, and Norway. Īpart from Canada, Australia and the United States, authorities in Hong Kong, South Africa, Spain and Sweden were involved. Way is alleged to have earned more than $4 million from his website. Investigations involved more than 50 countries. Postal Inspection Service recreated Way's customer records and shared them with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Interpol. Toronto law enforcement authorities and the U.S. In May 2011 Way's home and office were raided, and he was arrested. There was lots of speculation if it was regarding Will's unwillingness to commit and propose to Middleton at the time.Following numerous complaints received by the website cybertip.ca about Azov Films, the investigation began in October 2010 when undercover police made online contact with Brian Way, a 42-year-old man from Toronto and the owner of Toronto-based Azov Films, a firm that distributed DVDs and streaming videos of naked children which it marketed as "naturist." Talk about a smooth move! The couple had actually split in 2007 after several years together. It was also held in memory of a mutual friend of Kate and Prince William. Although we do have to give the princess-to-be some brownie points because the event was for charity for Children's Hospital in Oxford. We can definitely mock this outfit that Kate wore to the Roller Disco in London back in 2008 when the two were dating on and off.
The catch that hers was with Prince William, so basically, the media tracked the entire thing for the world to see. 15īefore she was the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton experienced the on again and off again relationship that many people have. We look to her as a style icon so it is humbling to know that she has bad days just like the rest of us. Her life, romance, and family have been followed and chronicled in the media, and we consider it our entertainment. We hope that Middleton can laugh at herself because a life in the public eye surely requires a sense of humor to handle some of the things thrown her way. That sadly applies to photographs of awful hair days, windy messes, and catastrophic awkward faces. As we all know, once something is on the internet it is there for good. She has also suffered her fair share of bad hair days which makes us a little thankful that nobody captures ours on cameras and documents them. She had her awkward adolescent days just like we all did. Kate Middleton married her real life prince, but that does not mean that she has always looked the part of a royal.
The catch is that her fishbowl involves millions of pictures, and let’s be honest there is no way that someone can always look perfect. Being involved with the royal family means in many ways that Middleton lives in a fishbowl. When Kate Middleton, who is now the Duchess of Cambridge, first got involved with Prince William she was thrust into the spotlight at an entirely new caliber. Everyone is obsessed with England’s royal family.