A US Department of Homeland Security investigation has led to a sting operation against paedophiles involved in a global child sexual exploitation ring has brought about the rescue of four Australian children and a major child abuse ring being busted.
In what is being described as one of the largest joint operations with US authorities in the country, it was led by the Australian Federal Police across five states leading to 16 ¬people being arrested and charged while four children, one only 2 months old, have been rescued.
The children were being used to produce videos images which depicted rape and torture, and these were shared with paedophiles around the world.
The 16 people arrested so far have been charged with 738 child exploitation and sexual abuse -offences following a two-year ¬investigation into the online ¬exchange of child abuse material The Australian reports.
The Australian Federal Police Commissioner, Reece Kershaw, has echoed the warning of his counterparts in the US and Europe that there has been a spike the sharing of images, videos and grooming as well as live streaming of child abuse on the ‘dark web’ since the Covid-19 outbreak.
Since becoming President of the US, Donald Trump has ramped up operations against organised groups of paedophiles and those involved in child trafficking even moving to declare human trafficking a national security issue allow agencies like the DHS to dedicate resources to combat it.
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