The "Lost Boys" online bulletin board acted as a forum for men to trade child pornography involving young boys and was shut down about three years ago, the US Justice Department said yesterday. Dozens of child victims were identified and located in Norway, Romania, Brazil and other nations during the course of the investigation, including 27 in the United States.u00a0

Futoshi Tachino, a Japanese citizen most recently residing in Winnipeg, Canada, was sentenced to 17 years in prison and lifetime supervision for conspiracy to advertise child pornography on Monday.