A former member of the community, not extremely active on GBAtemp but known for contributions to several projects on the 3DS hacking scene, Thomas Edvalson aka 'Cruel', has recently received a 20 year jail sentence for supposedly hosting a child porn site (although he firmly denied it).

Thomas Scot Edvalson, 28, appeared to be providing a website where other users could download images of child porn, according to a press release form the District Attorney’s Office. The site came complete with an online guide detailing how to use the dark web to set up a website for trading pictures of child sexual abuse.

Source: Gwinnett Daily Post
A thread was started on GBAtemp to discuss the issue a couple of months ago, before the final judgement was rendered. At the time our decision was to lock the thread up as it began to heavily derail. Some members and visitors took this as a 'cover up' and wondered why we didn't ban this guy's user account on GBAtemp.

We had long discussions in the staff forum and decided to wait for the final verdict (the appeal that is) before doing anything, thereby letting justice do its work. We banned this person from our forums immediately after we heard the final judgement and by the looks of it he won't be around again for a while. Since then, there hasn't been any new threads about the story but if there had been one, we would have allowed it for sure.

At this point we are wondering why anyone would think we are 'covering' this up? Why would we even need to? It's not like people don't know what happened already. If you have any questions, feel free to ask in this thread.

Furthermore, there is an ongoing story concerning another person, it's been posted on a Reddit thread (edit: now removed, but you can see screenshots here) and, again, we certainly won't prevent you from discussing it wherever you want just as long as you stay civil.

We at GBAtemp value freedom of speech above all, but within the boundaries of the law. If you think someone is guilty of a crime it is your duty to report it to the relevant authorities (not the GBAtemp admins, I mean the police). But otherwise let justice do its job. We do not believe that witch hunts have their place on GBAtemp.


The staff

 

[dimmidice]

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Went on a bit of a tangent there didn't ya? you're right though.

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Actually your entire post seemed completely accusatory except for the last sentence.

 

[DeadlyFoez]

Actually your entire post seemed completely accusatory except for the last sentence.

Apparently we have another one that doesn't know how to read.

but maybe he really was contacted but is just keeping hush

^^That is the only part of my post that at all could seem like an accusation, but it was not an accusation if you understand english.
Now, lets examine what an accusation is.

Now, have i definitively stated anyone has done something wrong on the site? NO! I used the word "maybe" which would make this NOT an accusation, which means that I was just stating a possibility.

Now that I have gone off topic and shown additional people how they are wrong, this post will likely get removed. Sad.

Well, at least hopefully this set you straight.

Hell, lets give another example of the difference between an accusation and stating that something could be possible or viewed differently. Your actual response is a great example.

Actually your entire post seemed completely accusatory except for the last sentence.

See that one little word there? That single word makes your statement NOT an accusation. But lets change that one word to something else to make your statement an accusation.

Actually your entire post is completely accusatory except for the last sentence.

See the difference. It is no longer seen as a possibility or like it was a perception, but that one word changed the sentence to be a statement of fact which would make the statement become an accusation. Amazing how delicate the english language can be.

 

[The Catboy]

Went on a bit of a tangent there didn't ya? you're right though.

Actually your entire post seemed completely accusatory except for the last sentence.

This popped into my head half way through my shift and it didn't want to leave. I needed to say something, I couldn't just leave that post unquestioned.
This is also a personal interest of mine. I have been studying law for over 10 years now and I am aiming to become a lawyer for children.

 

[Deleted User]

This thread evolved into:
Grammar battles
Arguments
Shitwar
Accusation 101
Shitposting
I can't understand English 101
Point out my post.

That's all i had to say.

 

[dimmidice]

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Yeah you're not being aggressive and combative at all.

 

[DeadlyFoez]

Yeah you're not being aggressive and combative at all.

:facepalm: Ok. Just drop it. I can't spend all day pointing out the many different ways you are wrong.

 

[NANASHI89]

to anticipate any questions:
- Cruel did not post any child porn on the forums
- he did not exchange any child porn via PM nor make any appropriate attempts to contact anyone
- no evidence was found that he did anything illegal in relation with GBAtemp
- we were not asked by the police or by any authority to provide any kind of information
- he has not used his account since March 3rd which is 2 weeks before the trial

Anything else you wanna know just ask. We have absolutely nothing to hide or to cover. I decided to post this thread as soon as I heard someone was accusing us to 'cover' the story, that is downright ridiculous.

Is this the end of freeshop?

Regardless, this is disturbing, if he did do it...

 

[The Catboy]

Is this the end of freeshop?

Regardless, this is disturbing, if he did do it...

Nope

 

[NANASHI89]

Nope

That's a relief... still... doesn't change the fact that if the allegations are true.... hella disturbing news to read first thing in the morning.

 

[Kioku]

Apparently we have another one that doesn't know how to read.

^^That is the only part of my post that at all could seem like an accusation, but it was not an accusation if you understand english.
Now, lets examine what an accusation is.
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Now, have i definitively stated anyone has done something wrong on the site? NO! I used the word "maybe" which would make this NOT an accusation, which means that I was just stating a possibility.

Now that I have gone off topic and shown additional people how they are wrong, this post will likely get removed. Sad.

Well, at least hopefully this set you straight.

Hell, lets give another example of the difference between an accusation and stating that something could be possible or viewed differently. Your actual response is a great example.

See that one little word there? That single word makes your statement NOT an accusation. But lets change that one word to something else to make your statement an accusation.

See the difference. It is no longer seen as a possibility or like it was a perception, but that one word changed the sentence to be a statement of fact which would make the statement become an accusation. Amazing how delicate the english language can be.

Still can be taken as accusatory. Cute that you feel the need to get so hostile over it, though. Going so far as to try (and fail) to give an English lesson.

There's a lot to the story that isn't properly explained. Doesn't mean that anybody here on the site is in the wrong.

 

[sarkwalvein]

It is funny when somebody writes something, that is misunderstood by several persons, and then he plainly states that all those persons are wrong and don't know how to read, instead of taking a couple of seconds to question the quality of his own writing.

 

[NANASHI89]

Wow.... this new version of freeshop looks AWESOMESAUCE. Wish Cruel were able to see it....

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[sarkwalvein]

Wow.... this new version of freeshop looks AWESOMESAUCE. Wish Cruel were able to see it....

Sent from my SM-T280 using Tapatalk

You can always send him a screenshot postcard so that he sees it behind the bars. /s

 

[DeadlyFoez]

Still can be taken as accusatory. Cute that you feel the need to get so hostile over it, though. Going so far as to try (and fail) to give an English lesson.

There's a lot to the story that isn't properly explained. Doesn't mean that anybody here on the site is in the wrong.

Yes. It can be taken as accusatory, much like how a feminist will claim that someone saying hello is sexual harassment. Anything can be taken any way if someone is stupid enough, what matters is how it was intended and the direct meaning of what was written or said.

How was I hostile? I'm sorry. Maybe if I explain to you first that I have aspergers and I explain things and think things far differently than those whom are neural typical, then you guys will take back you claims of hostility and aggressiveness that you think I am displaying.

 

[dimmidice]

How was I hostile? I'm sorry. Maybe if I explain to you first that I have aspergers and I explain things and think things far differently than those whom are neural typical, then you guys will take back you claims of hostility and aggressiveness that you think I am displaying.

It wouldn't make the posts non hostile or non accusatory. it'd just explain why you made them in such a fashion.

 

[sarkwalvein]

Yes. It can be taken as accusatory, much like how a feminist will claim that someone saying hello is sexual harassment. Anything can be taken any way if someone is stupid enough, what matters is how it was intended and the direct meaning of what was written or said.

How was I hostile? I'm sorry. Maybe if I explain to you first that I have aspergers and I explain things and think things far differently than those whom are neural typical, then you guys will take back you claims of hostility and aggressiveness that you think I am displaying.

But don't be confrontational/agressive.
Just say something along "Sorry for the misunderstanding, that was not what I meant, actually what I meant was <clarification here>".
Otherwise you come as a jerk that thinks he is always right and everybody else is wrong and stupid.

 

[Kioku]

It is funny when somebody writes something, that is misunderstood by several persons, and then he plainly states that all those persons are wrong and don't know how to read, instead of taking a couple of seconds to question the quality of his own writing.

I suck at sentence structure. So, a lot of what I say is misconstrued. Not to mention, I tend to misread a lot.. As if that wasn't apparent in this particular thread. Oo

 

[TeamScriptKiddies]

Pedophilia is literally classified by the American Psychological Association as a mental illness at this point. It however doesn't justify acting on it in anyway, shape or form. For people with this disorder, I have respect for the ones that refuse to act on it and seek professional help to manage it. I do NOT tolerate those who act on it and actually harm children in anyway, shape or form. That is just plain wrong. There's a HUGE difference between having an illness that causes odd/immoral thoughts and giving into them. To those who act upon it, they deserve to be locked up for their crimes as they're causing permanent trauma to the victims involved.

 

[CoinKillerL]

Rip freeshop

 

[The Catboy]

I know this because I'm his brother. He didn't have a second site. He only had that one programming site.

You know what, this bothers me more because his site is still up
https://edvalson.info
Which only means that this site's servers were not removed. If it was this site that was spammed, they would remove these servers. In other words, these are not servers you are looking for. The servers you are looking for are currently sitting an evidence locker. Which means he was most likely running another site.
The more I think about your few posts, the more they bother me. I am going to be blunt, your posts don't add up.

Rip freeshop

Nope