导读:美国有一家专门发布罪犯入狱照的网站，近日这家网站的四名所有者也被逮捕了，警方指控他们非法发布照片获利。

The four alleged owners of a website which publishes photos of people taken soon after they have been arrested, have been arrested themselves.

美国有一家专门发布罪犯入狱照的网站，近日这家网站的四名所有者也被逮捕了，警方指控他们非法发布照片获利。

The alleged owners of the mugshots.com website have been accused of extortion and a variety of other crimes.

罪犯首秀网（mugshots.com）的所有者被指控勒索罪和其他罪名。

The US-based site asks anyone wanting to have their image removed to hand over a substantial payment.

这家总部位于美国的网站要求：如果当事人想要删除网上的照片，必须缴纳一大笔钱。

It generated more than $2m (1.5m pounds) from people keen to get images removed, said California’s Attorney General.

加利福尼亚州总检察长表示，这家网站从删除别人照片的途径上获利超过200万美元（150万英镑）。

This pay-for-removal scheme attempts to profit off of someone else’s humiliation, said Attorney General Xavier Becerra in a statement.

司法部长泽维尔·贝塞拉在一份声明中说：“这种勒索付费方式涉嫌损害他人人权，谋取不当利益。

Those who can’t afford to pay into this scheme to have their information removed pay the price when they look for a job, housing, or try to build relationships with others, he said.

贝塞拉说：“那些无力支付删除照片钱款的人，在找工作、租房或试图与他人建立新关系时付出了代价。”

Money laundering

洗钱

Images were only removed if people depicted on mugshots.com paid fees, said the statement, even though many had the charges against them dismissed or had been mistakenly arrested. More than 5,700 people paid to have their image removed from the site.

该声明称，尽管许多人声称检方驳回了对他们的指控或被误捕，但还是要向罪犯首秀网（mugshots.com）付费，才能删除公开的入狱图片。超过5700人给网站付费，以移除他们的照片。

This is exploitation, plain and simple, added Mr Becarra. The California Attorney General’s office encouraged anyone who paid to get their image "de-published" to contact it with more details.

“这是赤裸裸的剥削，” 贝塞拉先生补充说。加利福尼亚总检察长办公室鼓励人们提供任何有关支付费用将他们的照片删除的更多细节。

The four men charged are Thomas Keesee, Kishore Vidya Bhavnanie, David Usdan and Sahar Sarid.

涉案的这四名男子分别是托马斯·凯斯、奎肖·维迪亚·贝哈纳尼、大卫·乌丹和萨哈·萨尔杜。

As well as extortion, the four are charged with money laundering and identity theft. Mr Usdan, Mr Keesee and Mr Bhavnanie are currently in police custody.

除了勒索外，这四人还被控洗钱和盗窃身份信息。 乌丹先生、凯斯先生和贝哈纳尼先生目前被警方拘留。

In a statement posted to his personal site, Mr Sarid said his involvement with the site ended in 2013 after he had completed some consultancy work for it.

萨尔杜先生表示，他曾发给网站一份声明，在2013年完成了一些咨询工作后，他结束了在该网站的相关工作。

It is not clear what will happen to the mugshots.com site in the wake of its owners being arrested and charged. The site is still currently operating.

目前尚不清楚罪犯首秀网（mugshots.com）网站在其所有者被捕和起诉后会发生什么，该网站仍在运营中。

（来源：爱语吧）