WARNING: The content of this story is disturbing and not appropriate for all readers. The self-described pedophile, under a veil of online anonymity, reached out to his community for wisdom. In a message posted last month to a chat forum hosted in a dark corner of the internet where images of exploited children are routinely shared, the author issued a call to action: a “pedo plan” for grooming and sexually abusing young girls this summer “while their parents will be at work.”“This is perfect occasion for us, to meet (a) nice girl, become a friend, spend time with her, consume her,” reads the June 21 message. “Let’s build knowledge, tactics, PEDO PLAN ... We will build pedo structures and methods of operation that will be successful and safe. We will game the system.”The message concludes: “Post tips. Share your experiences.” Responses began rolling in. The exchange is among millions of messages swept up by a web crawling tool developed by the Winnipeg-based Canadian Centre for Child Protection that ferrets out online child pornography in an effort to remove it from the Internet. Scanning 12,000 images per second, the two-year-old tool — called Project Arachnid — has scanned nearly 80 billion images and flagged 10 million as suspected images of child sexual abuse. It has also gathered millions of words shared between pedophiles detailing their strategies and techniques for grooming and abusing children.Read more: New search tool digs into darkest corners of the InternetPolice in B.C. overwhelmed by rampant, ‘hidden evil’ of child exploitation onlineFive Toronto-area residents charged in child porn investigation “This is beyond deeply concerning,” said Lianna McDonald, executive director of the centre. “Doing the work we’ve done for 20 years, we had no idea the level of depravity and the way in which these offenders are so open about harming and victi ...
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