The accused founder and operator of a hardcore child porn distribution site was charged in a New Jersey court Monday on 32 counts of child exploitation, money laundering and related offenses after being extradited from Thailand, prosecutors announced.
Ukrainian citizen Maksym Shynkarenko, 33, was arrested in Thailand in 2009 for the material distributed internationally through an array of web sites which featured photographs and videos of children being sexually assaulted and abused.
The extradition process was completed and he was moved to the United States over the weekend, New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced in a statement on Monday.
"As the latest step in an investigation that has resulted in the convictions of more than 560 offenders from 47 states, Shynkarenko’s extradition from Thailand to a New Jersey courtroom is a milestone in one of our most important fights – keeping our children safe from harm," the statement said.
According to the indictment, a variety of web sites run by Shynkarenki, under names such as Illegal.cp, Hottest Child Porn Garden, Sick Child Room, Hualuma, and Real Child Porno offered subscribers access to thousands of images and videos depicting the sexual abuse and exploitation of boys and girls ranging from infants to teenagers.
According to the attorney general's statement the initial page of the site called Illegal.cp offered subscribers this advice: Upon accessing the "Illegal.CP" website, the initial: "Our site is considered to be illegal in all countries.... Even if you ever have problems with police, you can always say that someone had stolen the information from your credit card and used it. It is very difficult to establish that you were the person to pay."
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From as early as December 2003 through July 2008, Shynkarenko and co-conspirators earned hundreds of thousands of dollars by selling access to child pornography, the court document said.
The indictment alleges that Shynkarenko and co-conspirators developed elaborate systems to appear as legal merchants and conceal their identity from credit card companies and law enforcement, and then deposited their earnings in banks around the world, including New Jersey, Latvia, Estonia, and the Ukraine.
The investigation, which started in 2005, was a joint effort of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey and Homeland Security Investigation unit of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to Attorney General Fishman.
It said that if convicted, Shynkarenko faces a statutory minimum penalty of five years in prison and a maximum penalty of 20 years on each of 15 counts of transportation and shipment of child pornography, and additional penalties on the other charges.
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If this guy gets anything less than the maximum, there is no justice at all
Even if he gets the maximum, there's still no justice.
He should never be out again; he is a monster for whom the death penalty would be too swift a punishment. He killed the spirit of these poor children and inflicted great harm upon them. Mothers from impoverished areas of Thailand sell their children and care little what happens to them afterwards and this guy took advantage of their poverty and ignorance. He knew better and is nothing but a pervert. My heart goes out to those poor children. How can we know that none of them died during the time he ran this evil scheme ?
I am glad that law enforcement located this sub-human. Whatever may happen to him now, may it fit the crime.
What is sad is that he operated for so long, and it takes locking him up for life in a US prison to matter. Does anybody else have any law enforcement whatsoever?
@Derej-381097: Thailand is well known for its sex trade and caters to sexual tourists, which includes the sexual abuse and exploitation of minors by these mental defectives, which is most likely why he was caught in Thailand. It's a hot spot for these mentally defective sexual deviants. At least this dirt bag and 560 others that were somehow involved in this tragedy have been caught.
Come to think of it, joran van der sloot spent some time in Thailand and it was rumored that he was also involved in the sex trade and exploitation of young women.
@Chefaz-1319563: Wouldn't doubt it at all, that guy is clearly mentally defective as evidenced by his brutalization against women and the tormenting of Natalie Holloways family after she went missing. It seemed as if it were a big game that he was deriving pleasure from. Hope he's having a hard time in the Peruvian prison and he is somebodys s*x toy/girlfriend and that he's not enjoying that role.
Actually... go ahead... make him a deal... for less time served...
he turns over every asset and monies made to go to cause to fight this abhorrent trade... he turns in people that support or "buy" into his trade... he gets a deal that after he testifies... does not give him special privilege or solitary...
and put him in a prison with that reduced time deal with population of those that have nothing to lose and no chance of getting out... the prisoners will welcome him in the manner in which he deserves and if we're lucky... his ever getting out will become a non-issue.
@Mr. Clark: No one is condoning the sexual abuse of children. Who gives a s**t if it's perpetrated by a republican or a democrat, communist or capitalist. A ___________or____________. Just fill in the blanks with any groups you choose. It doesn't matter who does it. It is wrong wrong wrong of whoever is doing it.
If this guy could somehow survive being anally raped by a chainsaw for the next 50 years straight, there would still be no justice. Until everyone alive who has ever sexually assaulted a child is rounded up and thrown in a giant pit together, then the pit is sealed up and they are left to suffocate/starve/eat each other, there will be no justice for sexually abused children.
Drag him out in the street and shoot him dead like the snake he is...
CBR, shoot him in the knees and then let him loose amongst the prison population.
There's no form of punishment too harsh for this miserable excuse of a human being.
definitely agree....any punishment just comes up short
That does not mean we cannot try... I say they skin him alive and then impale him! Just use your imagination (or watch some movies) for ideas.
What the hell is wrong with people? I can't believe people would want to pay money to watch little kids get sexually abused. We truly are no better than animals.
To compare these freaks of nature to animals is doing a disservice to animals.
That is so correct Whatisgoingonhere. Animals would never do this. I don't understand how these kinds of things go on and mothers don't stop it.
Unfortunately, that statement is correct. Animals are often the victims of incestual abuse. Some moms even eat their young. These people are no better than animals.
@Debora... I guess you missed the story on the penquins and all the comments of people who say... "well if it's good enough for animals... it's good enough for me"... and it's "natural to be gay" type of talk... Just saying..
Lock this piece of trash up until he rots.
Transport him from cell to cell and give each of his 300 pound cell mates Viagra.
Back east, i rarely claim to speak for "my People' but Gay people are as horrified by these crimes as anybody. Your stupidity doesn't fold into this story. Go thump yourself.
Why wouldn't they be horrified??? Of course they're horrified. The only ones not horrified are the criminals that engage in the practice of sentencing children to this nightmare. They think it's NORMAL. Here's a prime example:
http://nambla.org/welcome.html
Go ahead and read this sicko link. There are no words for what I'm thinking...
A scoped 7mm Mauser would do alot of good for the Nambla crowd
@Chefaz-1319563: How in Gods name is that site legal? I don't get it. SICK MENTALLY DEFECTIVE PEOPLE who will NEVER overcome their deviant proclivities and will victimize children until the day they take their last oxygen stealing breath.
The nambla sickos have been around for a long time, unfortunately. As evidenced by this case, I guess you can put anything here on this idiot box.
Very true.
These monsters really think that their iniquities, violence and scare tactics are normal. There is NOTHING normal here.
The only and I mean only good thing about that site is anyone belonging to this mess is hopefully on the radar.
RiddleThis got it right.
Have you checked out the sandusky thing today??? Very brave of the victims to come forward and put themselves in this position. I give them all the credit in the world.
Kevin Jennings, an Obama apointee-safe schools czar-is a known accomplice to child sexual abuse, wrote the foreword for the great book "The Queering of Elementary Education", and has connections to NAMBLA. As a member of the pervert left, don't go down this road Mr. Clarke otherwise you'll just make more of an ass of yourself than you already have.
I didn't realize the child pornography laws were so lenient. 20 years is the maximum ?
Its time to call state senators and representatives and get the penalties increased in
_every state.
The current laws are ludicrous. No wonder perverts continue to engage in deviant
behavior.
I think it is stricter if he was the one doing the crime and not simply profiting from it.
I am not saying he's never abused a child, it just wasn't written.
Article reads max penalty on each of 15 counts plus other charges. We can hope...
20 for each count 15 counts ==300
@bjer: Lets hope this dirtbag has a long life in prison so that he can reap what he sowed. However, he'll probably be placed in protective custody in prison so that he isn't abused, raped and beaten or killed by the other inmates. Why should any mercy be shown to this POS? He showed no mercy to the infants, young children and teens he victimized and profited off of their suffering. This topic just makes my blood BOIL.
@Mr. Clarke: Just what exactly is the "best child porn"? Your statement is suspect.
Can't wait to read the details of how he gets the Jeffrey Dahmer "welcome to prison" treatment.... It's gonna happen. Just a matter of when the guards decide to turn their backs on the guy and let him into the general population. Stay tuned to msnbc for updated news on porn-boy's gory murder.
I @!$%#ing hate being white american...we look down and talk sh!t about EVERY other race but our own....Just a bunch of racist bigots we are.
Speak for yourself Mary. We are not all racist bigots. Sorry you hate yourself so much.
I think Mary is baiting or something because race wasn't mentioned.
Chances are that he's white.
What does it matter??? Monsters come in all sizes, shapes, colors.
Where did it mention race. What are you talking about?
Give her a break. She's on Facebook and her "Like" button must be broken.
Well Mary, I don't know what your problem is, but please do look up a mental health agency near you.
Best as I can tell, most posters said something to the effect of this dirt bag needs a painful death. I imagine that most posters are American and more than a few are white. So your BS is BS.
@Mary, the article clearly stated this "thing" in the article is from the Ukraine region in Russia. Chefaz-1319563 is making the assumption that this animal is white, being that there aren't many people of color in Russia. Read the article. He is a Ukrainian citizen who was living in Thailand who peddled his porn in the U.S.
There need to be far stricter punishments for child pornography. It should be considered equal to murder in my opinion.
I agree CaerRaven and it's something that I bitch about every election - no matter how large or small the race. Political hopefuls never seem to address the problem and as evidenced here, the problem has tentacles that reach around the world. The protection and safety of our children should be a number one priority.
I couldn't care less about someones political stance. An offender is an offender. Bringing politics into it makes you look like a slathering slack jawed whiner who just wants to complain about the opposite of your political leanings.
CaerRaven: Actually, Mr. Clarkes comments are pretty creepy.
For the life of me, I cannot understand how these perverts see anything sexual about an infant, young child, or of children being videotaped while being sexually abused. WTF is wrong with them. My guess is these people have some type of mental defect that can NEVER be fixed, and despite being punished, if they are ever caught and punished JUSTLY, they will continue to repeat their hideous behavior. They can receive all the therapy and rehabilitation our tax dollars can provide, but they WILL NEVER CHANGE. This genetic or mental defect or whatever it is will always be with these monsters. Our criminal justice system is not equipped to deal with these non humans.
It is because they have a small wee wee. The only known cure for peds is lead poisoning. But I do not want to offend the anti crowd so I will not say it, only think it.
Exactly.
he won't last a day in prison. The inmates will have him by the balls the moment he walks in.
I hope he gets a big, sadistic, and horny cell mate to make his stay extra memorable.
it does not matter if he get 5 years or 20 years per count i just cant wait till the guys in prison get a hold of him and give him true justice
"Excuse me sir, did you drop the soap?" "Yea, you're gonna wanna pick that up." "Wait no, you're gonna wanna make your peace with God and prepare to reap what you've sown." Statements soon coming to this wretch.
Were all of you people abused. All of comments are as creepy as the people that made the alleged porn. Not that it takes being abused to be a victim. I guess most of the 18 com-mentors could conger up being abused so as to inflict your good old justice on the likes of the accused. You have a good day with all perverted justice. And excuse me for being a friend.
What would you suggest in the way of justice, sentencing, rehab, etc.??? More importantly, what would you suggest be done to protect children from these predators???
What you can't seem to understand is that grown men who sexually exploit little children are no one's friend, and if you are their friend, then your ass needs to be on a list of very scary people. A child rapist who has tortured the souls of probably thousands of little children and you are offended by the thought of him being corn holed in prison. With friends like you out there, I'm glad I don't have children. Careful using the word creepy when expressing kindness for a pederast, in itself, one of the more creepy things you can do. Must be a Penn State fan.
You sound like a defense attorney for the accused, you don't have kids, or you're a cold person, I don't know which. It is not necessary for someone to have been a victim of sexual abuse to want these perverts punished. The thought of what these monsters do to children is mindboggleing, and most people cannot wrap their mind around a behavior such as this. I suppose for certain heinous crimes, people believe in "an eye for an eye" or "give them a taste of their own medicine" type of justice when the crime commited is incomprehensable to most people, and the punishment does not fit the crime. Prison is too good for these animals, they will serve their time and be released. The victims of these animals, the infants, children, and teens, have had a lot more taken away from them by these perverts than some prison time behind bars.
It not the sex that gets you in trouble or the weird acts that make it illegal. It not the way the person gets off or what they did with person. Its not how they met or who they met. Its not why they do it or when or where they do it. Or how often they do it. Or even that they want to do it again. It my friends it simply the persons age. That being said get over it. Get over it because you grow up and get stronger better faster if you are lucky. One thing you don't do is stay young forever.
@Kellen Miller: There is something wrong with you.
Great points WhatIsGoingOnHere! and also please remember the families and friends of the victims. These crimes can destroy families. What is the value of a child moving into adulthood and never, ever able to leave the nightmare behind??? What is an entire family worth??? Recidivism in these cases is very high. Too high IMO to take risks especially with the life of a child.
@Chefaz, you have to wonder where the families of these infants, children and teens were, or if indeed, I suspect, some played a part in what was going on. But you are right, some of these kids will never be able to let go of these things that have happened to them, and it will effect them for the rest of their lives. Personally, I hope these perverts are put in the general population in prison and do receive an eye for an eye justice every day for the rest of their miserable lives. They are nothing but oxygen stealers on this planet. Whatever good they may have done in their lives outside of their perversions is cancelled out by their sick acts. They do not deserve any mercy. Prison is way too good for these animals.
Their victims receive no mercy. They are predisposed and will always be a danger to children. They will always be a predator preying upon the weak, defenseless and frightened. They are monsters.
My hands are shaking after reading post 13.4.
I'm with you all the way on this, BTW WhatIsGoingOnHere!. HORRIBLE!!!
Please tell me Kellen isn't a sex offender...
I don't know...did you read 13.4??? It's nauseating. It's frightful.
CaerRaven What are you accusing me of being a sex offender for. Does that give you a purpose? And by the way I think of all you as serial killers so don't go away feeling all righteous. The sad part is that you might be a serial killer. I on the other hand am not a sex offender. But if I were I would steal think of all of you as serial killers. Sorry its just my thought of all you. And especially after how you treated me. Or responded to my posts.
@Kellen: Your posts and views are bizarre to say the least. And they are becoming more and more so.
13.11 Marked inflammatory.
Any body notice how ole kellen won't deny being a sex offender? They say that the truth will set you free. I think in the case of this poop stain, the truth would do the exact opposite.
Good God Almighty 13.4!!! Let me tell you something Kellen, there is a special place in hell for whatever the sam hell someone like you is.
Kellen: I never accused you. I said please tell me you are not. However, based on your series of posts defending sex offenders and defending the right to let the continue to offend, I have to but wonder if you are some sort of sexual predator who is here defending another sexual predator.
By all indications of your posts, you can barely speak english, you have no grasp of typing skills and you seem to worship Sandusky. You are defending a person for their inexcusable actions. It's kind of scary to think you may possibly have children of your own and the thought of you being around kids is frightening.
Meant to say this kingpin, just got done reading on the Sandusky trial thing. Should know better than to post at 2am.
Kellen...the last time I broke a human being's limbs was in combat. I would give a year's salary just to have 5 minutes with a POS like you.
Innocent until proven guilty and if I were on jury And any of you were on the jury I would automaticly give a Not Guilty vote. Only because of your indecent proposals as to what to do and how things should be done.
which is why he is going to trial.
This has been an ongoing process for years. It has resulted in this:
And what you said was all well and good BUT would you please be kind enough to answer my questions and also kindly show me where I did this:
Lady, you are sick.
My mistake, WhatIsGoingOnHere! I misunderstood his / her opening statement about the jury. Good grief...
You people obviously have never been on the wrong side of justice machine. I will not believe in any of the convictions for any crime. Until I myself have been witness. I will not follow a blindly while innocent people are convicted for the good of the procecution. The state or whatever faction you want to reppresent you. They are constantly making of lies far from the truth land more people in the Prison machine
@Kellen: Unfortunately, we do not live in a utopian society, and some people do bad and sometimes horrific things to other people. If you are on the wrong side of the justice machine, chances are you belong there. If there were witnesses to every crime, as you suggest, chances are a lot of crimes would not be committed.
WhatigoingoOHere. Lets get something straight. The chances are that you would fall victim to the Justice machine are far greater now than they were before the constitution. That is because they are better at it. And unlike the lowlife serial killer they get away with it.
@Kellen: I'm sure there are innocent victims of the "justice machine", and by the sound of your comments, perhaps you are one. However, that doesn't mean we should scrap the entire judicial system. Per your comment, should these perverts be let go because no one witnessed their crimes? How do you know no one witnessed their crimes. Electronic/computer records are pretty reliable as evidence.
Yet they all accept innocent that are killed by drones as just collateral damage and a non issue
Please do not take what I say personal it was a generalization not personal attack and really Quit with the sick statement you are not proving anything by name calling
I never said you were sick but after reading your post at 13.4, I hope law enforcement reads this stuff and traces your ISP because you are sick. Sick and dangerous to be entertaining these kinds of thoughts. No wonder you dodged my questions. I could vomit right now.
@Chefaz, I made the "sick" comment and I stand by it.
Well you may call me what you like. Its a free country But really I will stand by what I say. I hardly think you would get away with your statements If we were together in public or where ever.
@Kellen: Really, do you actually think that? My guess is you would not publicy express your views.
No problem, Kellen. After all, the U.S. government (U.S. attorneys, not state attorneys) probably just extradited him from Thailand because they thought he might be witness to something and they wanted to ask a question, right? The Tai government, after review, agreed he might know something, and thought they'd send him on over for questioning, eh? The Ukraine, to whom he no doubt appealed, went ahead and let it slide because he's innocent, and they figured it was just a few questions, right? You don't think the evidence was pretty damning if he were EXTRADITED LEGALLY?!? And was a Ukraine living in Thailand anyway, well known for its very loose sex areas?
No doubt while you were busy voting not guilty, you could also let him baby sit your child.
He'll get his day in court, no doubt. If he's innocent, there's a good chance he'll walk despite the heinous nature of the crime. For all the stories about wrongful conviction, they don't happen often. But your bleeding heart bull@!$%# is part of why child molesters get second (and third, and fourth) chances. While I hope it never happens to another child, maybe if you spent some time assessing the damage these monsters do, you might be a little less liberal.
Great nothing like a sarcarsm to enhance your beliefs. Like I said, you believe in what ever you want. But I dont have to believe this or the fiction made up about them. Or maybe I do believe it. I just dont like you or the comments most of these people make. What ever.
At what point does someone aspire to be a "Child Porn Kingpin". Someone is sitting around thinking, "Well, there's no such actual job title as "Absolute Worst Piece of Sh*t on Earth", so I guess I'll become a Child Porn Kingpin. I mean, you'd hope child porn, well first wouldn't exist at all, but if it does, would be some small operation here or there by some sick scumbags that unfortunately exist. But there is someone out there who decides that they are an enterprising, ambitious child pornographer who is going to be one of the biggest? There seems to be no limit to the depravity of humans. As George Carlin once said (referring to necrophelia), "a rat will do a lot of disgusting things, but it won't f*** another dead rat".
On a side note, I'm a little weirded out that I was able to spell "necrophelia" correctly, (according to the spell checker), on my first try ever.
Whatever I am not a bleeding heart you are unimformed of the truth about most of these cases. But hey it is free country and if you want to believe what the prosecution says that is your right. I on the other hand will never bite on that bait ever again. They are and until they have proven to me otherwise are decietful liers that only want to convict to better their careers. Most of publc defenders are in bed with the prosecution. So if you want me to think that all of these victims are truly victims. YOU might want to have some proof before comdeming my views.
News Flash: Note the phrase above: "I on the other hand will never bite on that bait ever again".
Seems our friend has sour grapes about a previous conviction. Now, let's think... Wonder what the charges were???
I'm guessing it wasn't shoplifting.
Jes sayin'
stretch his testicles over his head and push him off a cliff...
Kellen Miller,
Some of your verbiage indicates you may be foreign to America. Whether you are simply stoking the coals, attempting to fan flames, I cannot say. I can say that your rhetoric could not be more insensitive, if it were deliberate. Yes, corruption does happen in every legal forum in existence. It has and it will continue. And yes it does suck when you are in the crosshairs of such behavior. However, when it does happen, that is not justice, it is criminal behavior. No criminal behavior represents justice, ever.
This is the kind of story every good person loves to read and hear about. Can you imagine the incredible numbers of children who were saved and will be protected because of the the dedication of these men and women? After 7 years of work and relentless pursuit, we will never truly know what child did not or will not be falsely imprisoned and molested and abused. All we do know is that thanks to these men and women our children are safer now. Congratulations to Law Enforcement and Good Job. Thank You so very much.
Excellent post and excellent point.
km seems to be stuck on the false imprisonment thing which is only a part of what happens to these innocents.
It would seem I am not the only one thrusting rhetoric around here. I am from here and my points of argument are not all about false imprisonment. But that is a good precursor to everything and all the accusation being thrown my way. I have said and with every one capitalizing on that I do not believe all these cases are abuse. I do believe that the prosecution fabricates lies and is deceitful. And will convince witnesses that the accused are guilty and exaggerate the incidents or make them up all together. So really I might have become insensitive. But that is my right I am not callous or seeking will ill. I just do not believe anything the prosecution has to say. Victim or not
@Kellen Miller: So are you proposing that the prosecution has fabricated mounds of evidence which includes videos of INFANTS, children and teens being sexually assaulted and abused? And have they also fabicated charges against 560 people located in 47 states? Are you proposing that any of these infants, children, and teens were willing participants and not the victims of sexual assault and abuse for the sole purpose of making money for the so called kingpin or porn (I'm sure you also take offense at labeling this monster that) and the sexual gratification of the perverted freaks of nature who get off on this? Are you serious?
I agree and disagree with a lot of you. This man is pure evil and should be dealt with. The suggestions that you made are truly an answer to a very disgusting practice that some "so-called" humans find interesting. I truly believe that he should be placed in Federal prison for the rest of his life and allow the fellow inmates to administer their own brand of justice. I would also like to do away with all of these people, but I will allow God to make his final judgement; let's not go down the drain with him.
A Ukrainian citizen is extradited from Thailand to the US for pornography charges? This is ridiculous. No government should have this much power! Is the US government claiming the whole world as it's jurisdiction?
Time to shut down the US justice system. It has no business interfering with the entire world!
@expatdownunda: Are you saying if you commit a crime and leave the states you should be able to get away with it? Or that it's ok to have your base of operations for such things as internet kiddie porn overseas? That porn was marketed, purchased and viewed here in the states by 560 people in 47 different states, that's why the creep was extradited.
Expat downunda might be worried that he's next. Better wipe that hard drive, quickly.
I never look at any kind of porn. All I am saying is that the US should only have jurisdiction over crimes committed in the US. Otherwise, US should bugg out!
Boy this guy's bung hole is going to be loosey goosey in about a week in prison! Too bad they can't broadcast prison rape porn...it might deterred some of these sick bastards! Unless of course you're a Catholic priest..in which case Pope RATzinger would protect you and even promote you by relocating you to another parish so you can continue your sins. If you still feel guilty, don't worry..you can start over the next week if you go to mass and wash away your sins!
Ya, let a non existent entity give out justice to a guy and his ring of sick perverts who prey on infants.
Can you even begin to wrap your mind around a grown man having sex with an infant. This man and everyone who even viewed this sick behaviorism need to die. How those infants and children must have suffered.
If there was a God, he would kill the people who do this to children.
Hang him.