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Teenager arrested over Facebook profile featuring indecent images of girls

The Greek Police’s cyber crimes unit has arrested a 16-year-old boy in Athens for allegedly setting up a fake Facebook profile and posting indecent images of underage girls.

Police launched an investigation after allegations were made by three girls, aged between 14-15, who saw their pictures posted on the social networking site.

Officers located the IP address and conducted a house search, during which they confiscated two hard drives that will be examined by experts.

The details of the 16-year-old have not been made public. The Facebook account has been deactivated.

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