A child has been rescued by police, and a man charged with dozens of offences, including allegedly sexually abusing the child, and creating encrypted exploitation material that he shared with others.
Key points:
- A child has been rescued, and a man charged with 43 offences including rape and producing child exploitation material
- Two others have also been charged over possessing and distributing child exploitation material
- Police executed search warrants on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast as part of a major five-day operation
Police have released video showing the 30-year-old man being met at his door by police and taken into custody on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
He is facing 43 child abuse-related offences, including multiple counts of rape, indecent treatment of a child, and making and distributing child exploitation material.
He has been remanded in custody, and will face court in Gympie next month.
Detective Acting Inspector Cameron Burke said every time someone viewed or shared child exploitation images, it directly contributed to a child’s suffering.
“These children are re-victimised every time someone downloads and shares an image,” Acting Inspector Burke said.
Two other men were also charged, after the Child Abuse and Sexual Crime Group’s Argo team executed search warrants across the Sunshine Coast as part of a five-day operation this week.
A 49-year-old Eumundi man and a 25-year-old Yandina man have also been charged with possessing and sharing child exploitation material.
They are both due to face court in Maroochydore later this month.
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