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+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Company
+  - Video_Distribution
+  - Germany
+  - Dusseldorf
+  - 1990s
+  - Child_Pornography
+  - Operation_Framework
+---
+Gero-Video was a video distribution company based in Dusseldorf, Germany, identified as one of the largest distributors of homosexual pornography in Europe. The company was linked to [[TAG Films]], the Amsterdam-based video production company operated by Welsh pedophiles [[Alan Williams]], [[John Gay]], and [[Lee Tucker]]. A raid by German authorities on Gero-Video's premises followed the [[Operation Framework]] investigation into suspected snuff films produced by British nationals in Amsterdam. The raid was triggered by the discovery that TAG Films' productions were being distributed through Gero-Video to customers across Europe.[^1]
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+[[Robbie Van Der Plancken]], who was imprisoned in Italy for the murder of [[Gerrit-Jan Ulrich]], appeared in at least five Gero-Video films. A video distributed by Gero-Video called "The Poison Dwarf" was identified during the investigation. Gero-Video changed ownership in 1994 when a man named Uwe Tomek took over the company. The company was also identified as a child porn distributor in a dossier provided by [[Karel Maasdam]]'s accountant to Dutch intelligence services as part of the [[Rolodex Investigation]].[^1]
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+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). *Eye of the Chickenhawk*. United States: Thehotstar.