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Four men charged in child exploitation operation

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Oct, 09:32 · Archive

Four men have been charged with a combined 57 child sex offences following coordinated searches across Queensland.

Investigators conducted coordinated searches across Brisbane and far north Queensland between Monday and Wednesday, resulting in charges against four men. A 57-year-old man in Herberton, near Cairns, was charged with eight offences relating to possession of child exploitation material and using a carriage service to access and share abuse material. He was allegedly found attempting to activate an encryption system. A 55-year-old man in nearby East Barron was charged with eight offences after officers alleged he was making child exploitation material and soliciting it from other online users. Another 55-year-old man in Brisbane's Greenslopes was charged after police alleged he distributed and solicited indecent material online over a two-week period and was actively downloading child sexual abuse material when raided. Device seizures allegedly revealed evidence of grooming of a minor, child abuse material, and use of carriage services to access and share materials. Detective Acting Inspector Les Lucas said the operation should remind parents of the dangers children face online and urged caregivers to regularly discuss their children's online activity with them.

Four men charged in child exploitation operation
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In this story: Brisbane · Cairns · Herberton · East Barron · Greenslopes · Les Lucas

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