Man arrested for running porn site with millions of members

Nghe An Provincial Police have just coordinated with the Department of Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention (Ministry of Public Security) to dismantle a transnational crime ring, arresting 12 people related to the website "Thiendia2.cc" spreading obscene cultural products. This website has more than 1.1 million members worldwide, has distributed over 19 million obscene contents with hundreds of millions of visits.

Initially, this page was named "Lau Xanh", divided into many sections, including forums with obscene and pornographic content, videos, images, pornographic stories, prostitution advertisements...

To manage and operate the line, this group created 61 decentralized administrative accounts, of which a general Super Admin account was located abroad. The group operated according to the tasks assigned by the Super Admin, via Telegram chat. The Super Admin paid monthly in virtual currency.

Nguyen Duc Vinh - the operator of a pornographic website with millions of members. (Photo: Provided by the police)

Nguyen Duc Vinh (born in 1975, residing in Quan Bau ward, Vinh city, Nghe An province) was identified as the operator of the above line in Vietnam.

On April 25, the Special Investigation Committee organized 12 working groups to simultaneously search and arrest 12 people in the network in 12 provinces and cities.

In addition to Nguyen Duc Vinh, the remaining 11 people arrested by the police include: Trinh Anh Tuan (born in 1984), residing in Lam Dong province; Phan Vinh San (born in 1996), residing in Thua Thien - Hue province; Truong Gia Huy (born in 1993), Ly Chi Quan (born in 1991), Nguyen Phuc Nghia (born in 2002), residing in Ho Chi Minh City; Nguyen Binh Duong (born in 1986), residing in Vinh Long province; Pham Van Hieu (born in 1986), residing in Lai Chau province; Phan Thanh Tien (born in 1988), residing in Ca Mau province; Do Xuan Khai (born in 1996), residing in Dak Lak province and Nguyen Manh Cuong, Nguyen Thi Huong Quynh residing in Hai Phong.

The "links" in the chain of distributing pornographic clips. (Photo: Provided by the police)

The seized evidence included 7 desktop computers, 4 laptops, and 20 mobile phones, which were used to disseminate millions of obscene photos, stories, and videos on the forum "Thien Dia".

During the investigation, the police determined that the group had illegally profited more than 3 billion VND. At the police station, all of them confessed to their crimes, their statements consistent with the documents and evidence collected.

Nghe An police are temporarily detaining 10 people to investigate the act of “Disseminating obscene cultural products” and expanding the investigation. Nguyen Duc Vinh and Trinh Anh Tuan both have many serious illnesses and have difficulty moving, so preventive measures have been applied, prohibiting them from leaving their place of residence.

TRONG TUNG - TRAN LOC

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