New South Wales Police Arrest Four Men Over Alleged International Satanic Child Exploitation Content Network
NSW police announced they've exposed an international ritualistic child exploitation content ring and charged four Australians for their alleged participation.
Investigation Particulars
Detectives from the special victims unit indicated that as part of Operation Constantine, an inquiry into the digital circulation of child sexual abuse material involving satanic elements, they disrupted a Sydney-located organization.
Law enforcement claimed the group was actively involved in possessing, sharing and facilitating this content through a online platform that was "administered internationally".
Police Operations
Officers, accompanied by the tactical unit, carried out six property searches in Waterloo, Ultimo and Malabar region on Thursday morning last week.
- At the Waterloo address, police detained a 26-year-old man who they claimed played a "key position" in the group.
- The man was charged with multiple offences including holding child exploitation content, distributing abusive material, and disseminating and possessing bestiality material.
- Bail was denied to face court proceedings last Friday.
Further Arrests
In an apartment complex in Malabar, detectives took into custody three males of ages 46, 42 and 39.
They were also accused with holding child exploitation content and additional offenses.
The four individuals are due to return to court at a future time.
