Man charged with 99 offences for running child abuse website
A 49-year-old Ormiston man has been charged with 99 offences. These include running a website with child abuse material.
Investigators from Queensland police child exploitation taskforce Argos raided the man's home on Thursday. They seized several storage devices.
These are believed to hold child abuse material. The man is accused of running a website with child abuse material.
He is also accused of being active in several online networks that share it. Charges include possessing child abuse material.
He is charged with running a child abuse material website. He is also charged with using a carriage service to distribute the material.
The man was remanded in custody. He will appear in court on October 16.
This case follows the sentencing of Brisbane man Kevin Raymond Doyle. He is 62 years old.
He received 19 years in jail. He paid to watch children being sexually abused in overseas livestreams.
Doyle pleaded guilty to almost 100 offences. He spent $5,000 over three years on the abuse shows.
- 99 offences
- Charges filed
- Ormiston
- Suspect location
- October 16
- Court date
- $5,000 over three years
- Doyle's spending
Why it mattersChild abuse networks operate all over the world. They use Australian money and access to do this. When police shut down these sites, it helps protect victims.
AustraliaAustralian police arrested the alleged operator of a major child abuse site; Australian payment for overseas abuse continues to drive demand and exploitation of foreign children.
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