Creepy find inside alleged paedophile’s depraved lair: Six men arrested and charged with more than 100 child sex offences
Creepy find in alleged pedophile’s depraved lair: six men arrested and charged with more than 100 child crimes
- The men were between 22 and 46 years old
- All of them would be in possession of child abuse material
Six men have been arrested across Queensland and charged with more than 100 child molestation charges after all were allegedly in possession of child abuse material.
The men, aged between 22 and 46, had their home raided by specialized security detectives last week.
The first indictment was a 44-year-old from Beerwah on the state’s Sunshine Coast who was charged with 62 child crimes, including possessing and creating child exploitation material, and sharing it on various social media platforms.
A 42-year-old from Upper Kedron, northwest of Brisbane, was arrested on August 28 and charged with possessing child exploitation material through an online platform and using a carriage service to access the footage.
One man had children’s toys next to him as he spoke to police
Six men in Queensland have been arrested and charged with child molestation
The homes of the suspected perpetrators were raided last week
A 39-year-old from Cairns was charged with similar offences.
The youngest man charged, a 22-year-old from Albion, is said to have committed fourteen child crimes.
His charges include making child exploitation material, grooming a child under 16 on social media, and exposing them to indecent acts.
Police subsequently arrested a 26-year-old man from Carina, Brisbane, on five child counts.
He allegedly used the internet to lure a 14-year-old for the purpose of “sexual exploitation.”
Police have recorded footage of the arrests of the men who will appear in court later this month and in October
All arrested men are said to be in possession of child exploitation material
The 26-year-old was also charged with possessing and creating child exploitative material.
The last man charged was a 46-year-old man from Fortitude Valley, who was arrested on 20 child crimes, including possession and making of child exploitation material.
He also allegedly created a hidden network of child exploitation material online and cared for a child under the age of 16.
The man is also said to have filmed and photographed children in public toilets.
Detectives are seen talking to a man who has been charged
Footage of the arrests showed the police talking to the alleged perpetrators in their living rooms.
A woman answered the door at the property where a man was charged, while another alleged perpetrator sat on a couch with children’s toys next to him.
A woman’s wig was also seen in the study of an alleged perpetrator’s home as detectives searched computers and laptops.
The six arrests coincided with Child Protection Week in Queensland, said Detective Acting Superintendent Glen Donaldson of the Argos branch of the Child Abuse and Sexual Crime Group.
“These arrests remind parents and caregivers of the dangers of online predators and how crucial trusted loved ones are in teaching children about privacy and personal safety and that nothing is so terrible that they can’t talk to them about it,” he said. .
The arrested men will appear in court later this month and in October.
Detectives searched the electronic devices found in the homes