Shynkarenko founded and operated a website that offered subscribers access to thousands of despicable images and videos of child sexual abuse. 'Today’s plea again underscores HSI’s commitment to taking those who distribute and sell graphic images and videos of child pornography off the street. 'The HSI investigation leading to today’s plea resulted in convictions of 600 American consumers of child pornography in 47 states, dozens of whom were previously convicted sex offenders,' said Andrew McLees, special agent in charge of HSI Newark. The investigation into the website Shynkarenko operated has led to convictions in 47 states of 600 American child pornographers. He was transported to the United States and has been in federal custody since making his initial court appearance in June 2012. Shynkarenko was initially detained in Thailand in January 2009 pending extradition. Maksym Shynkarenko, 35, of Kharkov, Ukraine, operated the website between 20. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). The guilty plea resulted from an investigation by U.S. – A Ukrainian man who founded and ran an international, hardcore child sexual abuse website pleaded guilty to running a child exploitation enterprise Wednesday and agreed to a 30-year prison term.
