Australia charges four men over ‘satanic’ child sex abuse material

Following an investigation into what they called an “international satanic child sex abuse material ring” in Sydney, police in Australia have charged four men.

Following the execution of six search warrants last week at various Sydney addresses, the New South Wales (NSW) police announced on Monday that they had charged the four with dozens of criminal offenses.

The men – aged 26, 39, 42 and 46 – were arrested on Thursday.

An investigation team under the name “Strike Force Constantine” led to the discovery of a Sydney-based paedophile network that distributed “ritualistic or satanic themes,” according to the NSW police.

According to them, the network distributed the content through a website that was run internationally.

Officers in tactical gear allegedly broke down the door to an apartment building, and one of the suspects was taken into handcuffs, according to footage that was released by police.

The 26-year-old man was alleged to have played a significant role in the organization by the police.

According to the police, the men are accused of possessing and disseminating child abuse material and bestiality, along with some of them facing drug possession, non-reporting obligations, and violating a prohibition order.

Bail was denied to all four of the men.

Police claimed they had not yet identified any of the children who had been abused or had verified the source of the abuse material.

Superintendent Jayne Doherty, the commander of the sex crimes squad, stated at a press conference that “we were concerned about any children that these people might come in contact with as a result of the nature of the material they were sharing and the conversations that we became aware of.”

Doherty claimed officers had seize thousands of videos showing infant abuse among children 12 and under.

Doherty said that this international organization was having conversations and sharing information about child abuse and child torture involving symbols and occult rituals.

Doherty claimed that law enforcement and international partners were collaborating to identify the victims and that they did not believe the arrested men had actually recorded any of the information.