Child porn and syrnia

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According to this news report, a Syrnia player has been found with child porn on his computer and arrested.

The player is Wickerman who is well known and highly ranked in the high-scores.  It appears Syrnia staff have hidden his account from the list of scores, although you can still see his details on a Syrnia statistics site.

This player has met up with many Syrnia players in the past and I believe one meet was at his house.

So future players and parents may want to consider these facts before thinking of playing this game or letting their children play.

Law enforcement may want to take a closer look at the private whisper chat logs from Syrnia too as older players often meet up (arranged through the game and elsewhere) with much younger players, beside the fact that Wickerman would have had many private chats here which could have information which could lead to further arrests. If Syrnia staff try to hide what could be potential evidence, there could be ramifications.

With most sites required by law to ask you to confirm you are 13 or over before they store your email details, Syrnia does no such thing.  There are serious failings in many areas here and a police investigation may be warranted.

Another report on the Syrnia player arrested is here.