New South Wales law enforcement revealed they've uncovered an international satanic child exploitation content network and charged four Australians for their suspected involvement.
Investigation Particulars
Investigators from the sex crimes squad stated that as part of Operation Constantine, an inquiry into the digital circulation of child sexual abuse material involving ritualistic themes, they dismantled a Sydney-located network.
Law enforcement alleged the group was actively involved in possessing, distributing and enabling this content through a online platform that was "managed globally".
Law Enforcement Operations
Detectives, joined by the riot squad, carried out 6 property searches in Waterloo, Ultimo and Malabar region on Thursday morning the previous week.
- In the Waterloo location, authorities arrested a 26-year-old man who they claimed played a "leading role" in the network.
- The man was accused with multiple offences including holding child exploitation content, making available child abuse material, and disseminating and possessing bestiality material.
- Bail was denied to appear in court the previous Friday.
Additional Detentions
In an apartment complex in Malabar, detectives took into custody three men of ages forty-six, forty-two and thirty-nine.
Additionally they were accused with possession of child abuse material and additional offenses.
All four are scheduled to appear to the judicial system at a later date.
